Comparison of BD Vacutainer SST Plus Tubes with BD SST II Plus Tubes for common analytes.

Serum separator tubes were introduced 25 years ago and are widely used in the clinical laboratory today for routine collection of blood. These tubes have gained widespread acceptance due to the advantage of the barrier gel that facilitates rapid separation of serum from cellular constituents of blood and thus reduces hemolysis. However, there are some limitations associated with gel tubes (i.