Johannes Gratz: Can the Choice of Blood Collection Tube Affect Thrombin Generation Assay Results?
Johannes Gratz, Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article he and his colleagues co-authored, published in Scientific Reports, adding:
“Can the choice of blood collection tube affect thrombin generation assay results?
Prompted by challenges we encountered during pediatric perioperative coagulation research, our group explored this important preanalytical variable.”
Title: Impact of blood collection tubes on thrombin generation assay results: a comparison of citrate and CTAD
Authors: Stefan Ulbing, Fabian Schäfer, Stefan Koch, Christoph Dibiasi, Marion Wiegele, Peter Quehenberger, Friederike Töpper, Eva Schaden, Johannes Gratz
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