Blood Collection Tube Additives: EDTA vs Heparin vs Sodium Citrate Clinical Guide
In contemporary clinical pathology, more than 70% of medical diagnoses depend on in vitro diagnostic (IVD) blood analysis. Yet, extensive clinical laboratory audits indicate that over 60% of all diagnostic test errors occur during the pre-analytical phase—prior to the specimen reaching automated laboratory analyzers. Among these pre-analytical errors, selecting incorrect chemical additives, under-filling vacuum tubes, and inadequate specimen inversion cause [...]