Hemolyzed specimens continue to cost the laboratory time and money. However, the core
laboratory at Georgia Regents Health System, Inc. has instituted a novel approach to …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the cause of and possible solution for an excessive number of
hemolyzed specimens received from the emergency department (ED) of a large medical …

The term hemolysis designates the pathological process of breakdown of red blood cells in
blood, which is typically accompanied by varying degrees of red tinge in serum or plasma …

In vitro hemolysis depends mainly on the way in which the blood samples are drawn and
treated, and it may in particular depend on the blood being forced through too fine a needle …

We read with great interest the articles by Howanitz and colleagues 1, 2 regarding
hemolysis in hospital laboratory specimens. The hemolysis rates among the 722 …

Sažetak Assay interferences have long been underestimated and unfortunately too often
undetected in the daily clinical laboratory practice. The extra-analytical phase of the …

Laboratory test results are useful only when a high degree of quality is ensured throughout
the total testing process (1). Although errors can occur at each step, preanalytical variables …

Context Hemolysis is an important clinical laboratory quality attribute that influences result
reliability. Objective To determine hemolysis identification and rejection practices occurring …

Background Visual inspection is the most widespread method for evaluating sample
hemolysis in hemostasis laboratories. The hemolysis index (HI) was determined visually …

A key responsibility of the laboratory director is to assure that information and services
provided by the laboratory meet the needs of its users and conform to established …