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ArticleBiochemia medica2019

Rapid serum tube technology overcomes problems associated with use of anticoagulants.

Kong-Nan Zhao, Goce Dimeski, John de Jersey, Lambro A Johnson, Michael Grant, Paul P Masci, Martin F Lavin

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Article in Biochemia medica, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kong-Nan ZhaoFaculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Goce DimeskiChemical Pathology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
John de JerseySchool of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Lambro A JohnsonFaculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Michael GrantQ-Sera Pty Ltd, Level 9,31 Queen St, Melbourne, Australia.
Paul P MasciFaculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Martin F LavinFaculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
The University of Queensland · AUPrincess Alexandra Hospital · AUTranslational Research Institute · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFailure to obtain complete blood clotting in serum is a common laboratory problem. Our aim was to determine whether snake proth-rombin activators are effective in clotting blood and producing quality serum for analyte measurement in anticoagulated patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsWhole blood clotting was studied in a total of 64 blood samples (41 controls, 20 Warfarin patients, 3 anticoagulated patients using snake venom prothrombin activator (OsPA)) with plain tubes. Coagulation was analysed using a visual assay, Hyland-Clotek and thromboelastography. Healthy control blood was spiked with a range of anticoagulants to determine the effectiveness of OsPa-induced clotting. A paired analysis of a Dabigatran patient and a control investigated the effectiveness of the OsPA clotting tubes. Biochemical analytes (N = 31) were determined for 7 samples on chemistry and immunoassay analysers and compared with commercial tubes.

resultsSnake venom prothrombin activators efficiently coagulated blood and plasma spiked with heparin and commonly used anticoagulants. Clotting was observed in the presence of anticoagulants whereas no clotting was observed in BDRST tubes containing 3 U/mL of heparin. Snake venom prothrombin activator enhanced heparinised blood clotting by shortening substantially the clotting time and improving significantly the strength of the clot. Comparison of 31 analytes from the blood of five healthy and two anticoagulated participants gave very good agreement between the analyte concentrations determined.

conclusionsOur results showed that the snake venom prothrombin activators OsPA and PtPA efficiently coagulated recalcified and fresh bloods with or without added anticoagulants. These procoagulants produced high quality serum for accurate analyte measurement.

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AnticoagulantsBlood CoagulationBlood Coagulation TestsHeparinHumansProthrombinAnticoagulantsHeparinProthrombinanalytesanticoagulantsprothrombin activatorsserum

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PMID31624459
PMCPMC6784418
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