Performance of chemically modified plastic blood collection tubes

Bowen, Raffick A.R.; Kim, Samuel; Sattayapiwat, Annie; Austria-Esguerra, Vanessa; Zare, Richard N.

doi:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2015.09.003

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“…The Z tube was identified as the reference tube because this tube was an additive- and gel-free glass tube and the other plastic blood tubes might lead to an interference with the test results. This modality was also adopted from a study published by Bowen et al ( 5 ).…”

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The local clinical validation of a new lithium heparin tube with a barrier: BD Vacutainer® Barricor LH Plasma tube

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IntroductionAlthough serum-providing blood tubes with a barrier are still widely used due to their significant advantages, the use of blood tubes with a barrier to provide plasma is becoming widespread. We compared 22 analytes in a BD Vacutainer® Barricor LH Plasma tube for local clinical validation of this new lithium heparin tube with a barrier.Materials and methodsSamples from 44 volunteers were collected in different tubes (Becton Dickinson and Company): Z tube without additive (reference), clot-activator tube with gel (SST), lithium heparin tube without gel (LiH), and lithium heparin tube with barrier (Barricor). Analyte concentrations in different tubes were compared with the reference tube. All tubes were also evaluated according to additional testing (different centrifugation durations, blood-sampling techniques and individual differences).ResultsAspartate aminotransferase (AST), glucose (Glc), potassium (K), lactate dehydrogenase (LD), sodium (Na), and total protein (TP) had a significant bias in Barricor (9.19%, - 3.24%, - 4.88%, 21.60%, - 0.40%, 5.03%, respectively) relative to the reference tube. There was no statistical difference between different centrifugation durations and individual differences for AST, K and LD in LiH and/or Barricor (P > 0.05). There was a significant bias for LD between LiH and Barricor in terms of blood-sampling techniques (21.2% and 12.4%, respectively).ConclusionsRecently, the use of plasma has become prominent due to some of its advantages. In this study, plasma AST, K, LD, Glc and TP levels in Barricor were clinically different in comparison to serum. The results of additional tests showed that higher levels of LD in Barricor did not result from haemolysis, and they might be related to other factors including number of platelets, cellular fragility, or functional environment.

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“…Whether the analyte concentrations produced clinically significant differences or not was assessed using the ‘significant change method’ ( 4 , 5 , 11 ). In brief, the usual standard deviation (USD) of 6 months’ internal quality control data for each analyte were collected.…”

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The local clinical validation of a new lithium heparin tube with a barrier: BD Vacutainer® Barricor LH Plasma tube

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“…Clots formed on the surfaces of plastic BCTs are more gelatinous when compared to those formed in glass tubes. Furthermore, blood does not flow smoothly over hydrophobic plastic surfaces [3], which can result in the adherence of platelets, fibrin, or clotted [4]. Alternatively, the interior plastic tube wall surface can be coated via spraying, dipping, filling and aspirating, brushing, wiping with surfactants (SFs), and water-soluble polymers (e.g., hydrogels), or hydrophilic-hydrophobic block copolymers [4].…”

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Validation of Vacuum Consistency of The Internal Evacuated Blood Collection Tube (BCT)

Asri

Amir²,

Ishak³

2022

ARFMTS

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Evacuated blood collection tube (BCT) or also known as Vacutainer® is a device which accumulate negative pressure as a function of vacuum to collect blood as a specimen for pharmaceutical analysis. Nevertheless, BCT consist of three (3) components which is transparent tube, rubber stopper, and hemogard closure. Study of vacuum on BCT has become interest in many researchers about its consistency due to effect by its surrounding condition. In this research, impact of storage temperature will be studied to identify the effect of vacuum content within BCT, also to investigate the problem and seek proper (surrounding) placement for these BCT. At the same time, it should develop with a new benchmark vacuum volume (negative pressure) inside BCT aiming to obtain the standardise figure. This BCT should be placed under temperature condition between 4°C to 25°C as suggested by BD-Vacutainer® company and under certified humidity condition are ranged between 40% to 60%. It is to ensure the pharmaceutical device which is sterile and consist of shelf life does not deplete its properties drastically and sustain its life span as recommended based on technical data sheet. Thus, the amount of negative pressure in BCT presentively indicate as a shelf life.

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Influence of collection and storage materials on glycol ether concentrations in urine and blood

Borgatta

Hechon

Wild

et al. 2021

Science of The Total Environment

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Performance of chemically modified plastic blood collection tubes

Cited by 4 publications

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The local clinical validation of a new lithium heparin tube with a barrier: BD Vacutainer® Barricor LH Plasma tube

The local clinical validation of a new lithium heparin tube with a barrier: BD Vacutainer® Barricor LH Plasma tube

Validation of Vacuum Consistency of The Internal Evacuated Blood Collection Tube (BCT)

Influence of collection and storage materials on glycol ether concentrations in urine and blood

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