title: [The stability of carbon monoxide in stored blood samples].
abstract: Based on the records of carboxyhemoglobin in blood samples stored for recent years, the stability of carboxyhemoglobin in these samples could be affected by the containers, the storage temperatures, the volumes of air above the blood, the saturation of the initial carboxyhemoglobin and preservatives added in these blood samples, among which the storage temperatures, the volumes of air above the blood and the saturation of the initial carboxyhemoglobin are the major influence factors.
authors.affiliation: Forensic Medicine School of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China. Zhanggaoqin@sohu.com
authors.forename: Gao-qin
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Da-ming
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chao-jin
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Ke-ming
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Yun
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D001793:Blood Preservation; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000097:blood*; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D004355:Drug Stability; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin