CLSI H1 A5 : 5ED 2003
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
TUBES AND ADDITIVES FOR VENOUS BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION
29-12-2010
12-01-2013
Abstract
Committee Membership
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Introduction
3 Definitions
4 Materials
4.1 Tube
4.2 Construction
4.3 Closure Material
4.4 Specifications
4.5 Purified Ion Exchange Water
5 System Specifications
5.1 Compatibility
5.2 Tube Size
5.3 Compatibility with Centrifuge Carriers
6 Closure Design
7 Construction
7.1 Strength
7.2 Exterior Texture
8 Limits of Interference
8.1 Warning on Package Label
8.2 Cleanliness of Interior
9 Additional Requirements
9.1 Draw and Fill Accuracy
9.2 Additive Tolerance
9.3 Solution Strength
9.4 Collection Needles
10 Marking and Labeling
10.1 Instructions
10.2 Identification
10.3 Sterile Tubes
11 Additives
Bibliography
Appendix A. Evaluation of Venous Blood Collection Tubes
Appendix B. Evaluation of the Closure Assembly
Appendix C. Centrifuge Test
Appendix D. Additives to Blood Collection Devices: EDTA
Appendix E. Additives to Blood Collection Devices: Heparin
Appendix F. Additives to Blood Collection Devices: Sodium
Citrate
Summary of Comments and Working Group Responses
Summary of Delegate Comments and Working Group Responses
The Quality System Approach
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