Why the study?
Can small blood volumes and different needle sizes be used for flow cytometric platelet function analysis without affecting results?
Population
111 healthy individuals
Comparison
Blood collection using small volumes and 19- or… vs Standard volume (3.5 mL) and standard needle sizes
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May enable pediatric platelet testing; hypothesis-generating pending prospective validation.
Can small blood volumes and different needle sizes be used for flow cytometric platelet function analysis without affecting results?
Flow cytometric platelet function analysis can be reliably performed using blood volumes as low as 1.0 mL and with 19- or 21-gauge needles, facilitating its use in pediatrics and routine clinical practice.
Pedersen et al. (2017) studied this question.
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