Distant testing in laboratory hematology and flow cytometry--the Indian experience.
Outsourcing or sending out of patients' samples to other laboratories for hematologic investigations is a common practice these days. Preanalytic variables that alter cellular parameters and levels of analytes in transit and on storage can significantly and adversely affect interpretation of test results in hematology. Awareness of these changes is necessary to avoid misinterpretation of results that in turn could influence medical management decisions.
Hematology Services, Super Religare Laboratories, S.V. Road, Goregaon (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. adasgupta@srl.in
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D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods*; D006405:Hematology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007753:Laboratories; D020416:Outsourced Services