Hemolysis, Icterus, and Lipemia Interference: New Approaches to Old Foes
Michael A. Vera, BA, Joe M. El-Khoury, PhD, DABCC, FACB
New strategies to resolve three common types of preanalytical interference
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How to Mitigate Biotin Interference in Laboratory Tests
Tyler Radke, MLS(ASCP)CM
Though biotin supplements can affect assay results, lab staff can mitigate biotin interference
Blood Collection Tubes as Sources of Preanalytical Error
Catherine Crawford-Brown, MSc, MScComm
Even standard components can affect assay results
Preanalytical Automation in the Clinical Lab
Erica Tennenhouse, PhD
Manual processing of blood samples is error prone and labor intensive. Automation can help
Taking Aim at Pre-analytical Errors
Susan Hedrick
How labs can help ensure specimen integrity for procedures outside of their direct control
Tube-versatile Lab Automation Drives Future Readiness
Anthony Barresi
Reducing manual tube processing can help labs ease the path to change