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Dear Mailbase Our delivery ward is having trouble with fetal scalp blood gas samples. They like to use sterile capillary sets. The ones they use have 100 iu heparin in a 115ul tube, but have been having problems with samples clotting. The capillaries in use in NNU have more heparin in but the delivery ward are reluctant to use these as they are nor sterile. Are the problems they experience due to insufficient heparin or is it a collection technique / sample mixing problem? What do other people use and do they have problems with samples clotting? Many thanks POCT Coordinator Pathology Dept Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust C363 Tel: 01473 703229 Bleep: 917 *************************************************************************** This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any reading, printing, storage, disclosure, copying or any other action taken in respect of this e-mail is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by using the reply function and then permanently delete what you have received. Content of emails received by this Trust will be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the specified exemptions, including the Data Protection Act 1998 and Caldicott Guardian principles. This footnote also confirms that, unless otherwise stated, this email message has been swept by Sophos Anti-virus for the presence of computer viruses. ** Please consider the environment before printing this email. ** *************************************************************************** ------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 Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.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/