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I concur, and spend significant effort trying to get docs not to stick needles into the top of BD vacutainers. Unfortunately replacing a removed top generates positive pressure which blows out the lid in transit. I blame the combination of Venflon soft tips and vacutainer vacuum levels for the levels of haemolysis in A&E samples, but proving it is difficult. Anyone for audit ? I have a template. Have a gd w/e with best wishes Richard Richard Mainwaring-Burton Consultant Biochemist Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, Kent 020-8308-3084 -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Kay [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 15 February 2008 13:33 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Haemolysis and different phlebotomy systems (A+E) Do your ED staff always use them as Vacutainers, or do they sometimes load them from syringes and needles? Ours often do the latter. Jonathan On 15 Feb 2008, at 12:36, Robert Lord wrote: > We currently use BD vacutainer system for phlebotomy and have > relativley high rates of haemolysis using this system in A+E. I > would be interested to hear from users of the Sarstedt Monovette > system as to whether sample haemolysis is an issue with them. Many > thanks. > > Rob > > > This message has been scanned for viruses by BlackSpider > MailControl - www.blackspider.com > > ------ACB discussion List Information-------- > This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical > community working in clinical biochemistry. > Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed > via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and > they are responsible for all message content. > ACB Web Site > http://www.acb.org.uk > List Archives > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html > List Instructions (How to leave etc.) > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/