Data on interference indices in body fluid specimens submitted for clinical laboratory analysis.

ABSTRACT: Clinical chemistry analysis of body fluids from non-blood or urine sources presents a technical challenge for clinical laboratories. Examples of body fluids include biliary secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, cyst contents, dialysate, gastric aspirates, peritoneal fluid, pleural fluid, stool, surgical drain fluid, synovial fluid, and wound exudates. The heterogeneous nature of these body fluids presents technical difficulties for analysis. For example, body fluid specimens may have presence of hemolysis, icterus, or lipemia ('interference indices') that can interfere with clinical chemistry analysis. In the related research article, we analyzed the distribution of these interference indices and body fluid samples submitted for analysis at an academic medical center central clinical laboratory

SUBMITTER: Eigsti RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7114902 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature