Consideration of the ideal sampling technique, anticoagulant, storage conditions and temperature of measurement

Abstract

J.S. During the 1981 meeting of the Working Group on Red Cell Deformability Professor Hanss, Dr Juhan and I were asked to look at the effect of different anticoagulants on blood samples taken for filtration studies. This proved more difficult than anticipated since, first of all, there were considerable technical differences in the filtration equipment in use in our three laboratories. The three of us therefore met in Paris to rationalise methodology and this is now almost complete. Some joint experiments have been possible during the rationalisation period and I shall present the results obtained by Dr Juhan and myself; Professor Hanss will then present the Paris data.