2023
Rapid serum tubes reduce transport hemolysis and false positive rates for high-sensitivity troponin T
Malaeb H, Vera M, Sangal R, Venkatesh A, Possick S, Maciejak L, Oberle E, El-Khoury J. Rapid serum tubes reduce transport hemolysis and false positive rates for high-sensitivity troponin T. Clinica Chimica Acta 2023, 551: 117630. PMID: 37931733, DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2023.117630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRapid serum tubes reduce transport hemolysis and false positive rates for high-sensitivity troponin T.
Malaeb H, Vera M, Sangal R, Venkatesh A, Possick S, Maciejak L, Oberle E, El-Khoury J. Rapid serum tubes reduce transport hemolysis and false positive rates for high-sensitivity troponin T. Clinica Chimica Acta 2023, 551: 117630. PMID: 38420909, DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2023.117630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid Serum TubesPlasma separation tubesHigh-sensitivity troponin THs-cTnT valuesHs-cTnTSource of hemolysisEmergency departmentTroponin TSerum tubesFalse positive resultsMedian reductionEffect of hemolysisED patientsSample collectionEffects of tube typeHemolysisPatientsPositive resultsSeparator tubesHemolysis or wine? A case of red-wine-colored plasma
Malaeb H, Vera M, Figueroa Villalba C, El-Khoury J. Hemolysis or wine? A case of red-wine-colored plasma. Clinica Chimica Acta 2023, 542: 117277. PMID: 36870523, DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2023.117277.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Resolving icteric interference by a novel photoisomerization device: Bilibox
Vera MA, Koch CD, El-Khoury JM. Resolving icteric interference by a novel photoisomerization device: Bilibox. Clinical Biochemistry 2022, 115: 112-115. PMID: 35882276, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2022.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect bilirubinIcteric interferenceAforementioned analytesChemical reactivityPhotoisomerizationRoutine laboratory testingEndogenous interferencesBilirubin elevationBaseline creatinineAssay reagentsLaboratory testingDilutional methodMin of treatmentCreatinineEnzymatic creatinine assayIcterusBilirubinChemistry testingClinical samplesCreatinine assaysHeparin vacutainersTreatmentAnalytesIctericRepeat measurementsRapid serum clot tubes reduce haemolysis due to pneumatic tube transport
Koch CD, Vera MA, El-Khoury JM. Rapid serum clot tubes reduce haemolysis due to pneumatic tube transport. Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2022, 75: 643-645. PMID: 35273119, DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2021-208126.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Is the Effect of Hemolysis on Plasma Ammonia Measurement Overrated?
El-Khoury JM, Bunch DR, Wang S. Is the Effect of Hemolysis on Plasma Ammonia Measurement Overrated? Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2012, 136: 471-2. PMID: 22540295, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2011-0445-le.Peer-Reviewed Original Research