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. 2001 Jan-Feb;30(1):66-73.
doi: 10.1067/mhl.2001.110535.

Accuracy of drawing blood through infusing intravenous lines

J R Himberger  1 , L C Himberger
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Accuracy of drawing blood through infusing intravenous lines

J R Himberger et al. Heart Lung. 2001 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the usefulness of peripheral intravenous lines as an alternative route for obtaining blood samples.

Design: Quasiexperimental.

Setting: Wilford Hall Medical Center, a regional level I trauma center and military teaching hospital in San Antonio, Tex.

Sample: A convenience sample of 64 subjects was enrolled between September 1997 and June 1998.

Outcome measures: Comparative analysis of a complete blood count and chemistry, using the patients as their own control, on the same Coulter Analyzer and Boelrringer Mannheim/Hitachi 747-200.

Results: A total of 559 values were evaluated. Only 2.5% of the specimens exceeded the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act standards. None of the values was clinically significant.

Conclusion: Intravenous devices, if used properly, are reliable tools for blood specimen collection. They yield accurate analyte levels that may used in the treatment of patients.

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