Comparison of the effect of gel used in two different serum separator tubes for thyroid function tests

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Ercan M., Oguz E. F., Akbulut E. D., YILMAZ M., Turhan T.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS, cilt.32, sa.6, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jcla.22427
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BackgroundSelection and verification of blood collection tubes is an important preanalytical issue in clinical laboratories. Today, gel tubes are commonly used with many advantages, although they are known to cause interference in immunoassay methods. In this study, we aimed to compare SSTs of two different suppliers (Ayset clot activator & Gel and Becton Dickinson (BD) Vacutainer SST II advance) with reference tubes and evaluate the effect of storage time in terms of commonly used endocrine tests such as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (fT4), and free triiodothyronine (fT3).