I used to make a suspension of fresh red cells in saline and freeze it in those little bullet-shaped tubes. Once thawed, the hemolysate held a stable hemolysis index for almost a week when refrigerated, no preservative. Frozen at -70C, the aliquots held a stable value for two years.

 

   Gary

 

Gary Sandberg MT(ASCP) SC
Technical Operations Manager
PeaceHealth Laboratories
Bellingham, WA  USA

 

From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Woodrow Iain
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 6:54 AM
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Subject: IQC for haemolysis index

 

Hi all,

 

I think this may have been visited before, but we have Abbott analysers and would like to have some handle on how the haemolysis index is performing. Abbott don’t offer any IQC material for this. What do other users (Abbott or otherwise) do?

 

Thanks in anticipation

 

Iain

 

Dr Iain Woodrow,

Clinical Biochemist

Department of Clinical Biochemistry

Pinderfields General Hospital

Aberford Rd

Wakefield

WF1 4DG

 

Phone 01924 317061 or 317000

 

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