Hi,
I encountered this recently and upon further investigation it turned out that the RMO (Resident Medical Officer) was not aware of the correct phlebotomy procedure (EDTA tubes taken before gel tubes). Are all your "blood takers" aware of the correct procedure?
Regards,
Raf.
Rafaq Azad
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>>> Maria Fitzgibbon <[log in to unmask]> 19/04/2011 16:51 >>>
I would be grateful for feedback with respect to the incidence of erroneously high potassiums particularly from those using the Sarstedt gel tube. We regularly have to recall patients whose blood is taken in the phlebotomy department, analysed promptly, and have raised potassiums. Invariably, they repeat 1-1.5mmol lower.
I did not observe the same problem with BD tubes.
Many thanks,
Maria
Dr Maria Fitzgibbon, FRCPath,
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