2019
DOI: 10.7748/ns.34.11.75.s24
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How to prevent clots in EDTA blood tubes

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“…This can be avoided through gentle inversions of the sample tubes after collection, 8 to 10 times, to mix the blood with the EDTA evenly. 29 Further, the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and datasheets from vacuum tube manufacturers recommended that diagnostic blood samples collected in vacuum tubes should be gently inverted several times to maximize the contact between blood and additives following blood collection. 18 The use of a conventional syringe system is another reason for the high occurrence of fibrin-clotted samples.…”
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“…This can be avoided through gentle inversions of the sample tubes after collection, 8 to 10 times, to mix the blood with the EDTA evenly. 29 Further, the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and datasheets from vacuum tube manufacturers recommended that diagnostic blood samples collected in vacuum tubes should be gently inverted several times to maximize the contact between blood and additives following blood collection. 18 The use of a conventional syringe system is another reason for the high occurrence of fibrin-clotted samples.…”
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“…18 A common factor that also contributes to these errors is incidents of prolonged venipuncture. 29 The use of the syringe system continues to be practiced in various departments of this institution.…”
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