How to prevent clots in EDTA blood tubes
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How to prevent clots in EDTA blood tubes

Danny Gaskin @danieltgaskin Biomedical scientist, Haematology and transfusion laboratory, Furness General Hospital, Cumbria
Ola Yahaya @olayahaya Biomedical scientist, Haematology and transfusion laboratory, Furness General Hospital, Cumbria

Correct blood sampling procedure can eliminate delays

In the haematology laboratory, we often receive queries from clinical colleagues about decisions we have made, such as rejecting a sample or being unable to provide a result.

Nursing Standard. 34, 11, 75-75. doi: 10.7748/ns.34.11.75.s24

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