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. 2017 Nov 24;28(1):010703. doi: 10.11613/BM.2018.010703

Table 5. Knowledge on order of draw during multi-tube sampling.

Fill the number 1 - 6 in blanks for correct order of draw during multi-tube sampling* Right response
rate, N (%)
Wrong response rate, N (%) Missing rate,
N (%)
___Red / Yellow closure (Serum tube with or without clot activator, with or without gel plasma separator) 476 (15.5) 2120 (68.9) 481 (15.6)
___Blood culture tube
___Lavender closure (EDTA tube)
___Green closure (Heparin tube)
___Blue closure (1:9 Sodium citrate tube)
___Gray closure (Glycolytic inhibitor tube)
*The right answer is 3 - red / yellow closure, 1 - blood culture tube, 5 - lavender closure, 4 - green closure, 2 - blue closure, 6 - gray closure.