This question aims to understand the rationale behind the study, which likely sought to evaluate the comparability of gel separator serum and LIH plasma tubes in clinical chemistry and immunoassay tests. Additionally, it seeks insights into the study's findings concerning sample quality and turnaround time during the transition from serum to plasma samples, shedding light on the efficiency and reliability of different tube types in laboratory procedures.
Most tests showed no significant difference between the serum and LIH tubes. For some analytes, total error (TE) values exceeded the total allowable error (TEa) limits. Insulin TE value did not exceed TEa but consumed nearly all its error budget. Plasma tubes could be used instead of serum tubes for most tests, except for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Plasma tubes improved sample quality, reduced the incidence of aspiration errors, and decreased TAT in the emergency laboratory.
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