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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
The Comparison of Glass EDTA Versus Plastic EDTA
The Comparison of Glass EDTA Versus Plastic EDTA
 
Subject : The Comparison of Glass EDTA Versus Plastic EDTA 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : Blood-drawing tubes made from plastic containing K2EDTA as an anticoagulant are gaining widespread use in clinical hematology. In this study it is compared complete blood count parameters, white blood cell differentials and flagging rates obtained with Becton Dickinson Vacutainer K3EDTA glass tubes and Vacutainer K2EDTA Plus plastic tubes and found only slight discrepancies in the results obtained with the two tube types. Although some parameter values obtained with K3EDTA glass tubes were significantly lower than those obtained with K2EDTA plastic tubes, many of these differences could be explained by the known effects of the liquid K3EDTA anticoagulant. Flagging rates on an automated cell counter were identical for the two tube types. Finally, the conclusion of this study defined that the differences between results obtained with K3EDTA glass tubes versus K2EDTA plastic tubes are minimal and unlikely to be of any clinical significance. 
ISSN : 1990-9233 
Journal Name : Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 
Volume : 3 
Issue Number : 1 
Publishing Year : 1429 AH
2008 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Sunday, January 31, 2010 

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Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
ممدوح عبدالله قاريGari, Mamdooh ِInvestigatorDoctoratemgari@kau.edu.sa

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