Title : A comparative study of conventional versus new, magnesium-poor Vacutainer® Sodium Citrate blood collection tubes for determination of prothrombin time and INR.

Pub. Date : 2014 Jul

PMID : 24814970






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1 INTRODUCTION: Conventional Vacutainer Sodium Citrate blood collection tubes contain a relatively high concentration of contaminating magnesium ions, which may result in shortening of the prothrombin time (PT) and the International Normalized Ratio (INR). Magnesium coagulation factor II, thrombin Homo sapiens