Publications by authors named "Adriano Tasinato"
Backgrounds: The BD Vacutainer® Barricor™ Plasma collection tube (BD Barricor) uses an innovative non-gel separation method. This study compared the plasma residual cell count (PRCC) obtained from BD Barricor and from BD PST II plasma tubes.
Methods: Four BD Barricors and one BD PST II were collected from 40 donors.
Background: Little evidence is available in literature on the effects of sample transportation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of an integrated system for sample transportation on the quality of six laboratory parameters considered representative of the quality of all tests requested and performed.
Methods: The values of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), calcium (Ca), potassium (K), activated prothrombin time (APTT), prostate specific antigen (PSA), and hemoglobin (Hb) obtained in samples collected in peripheral centers in 2007 were compared with those obtained in 2011, following the introduction of the integrated transportation system entailing a tertiary and a secondary container, a data-logger for registering time and temperature, a mission starter and a system manager.