Table 2.

Percentage mean difference between results of the analytes in serial dilutions of the hemolysed sample as compared to the non-hemolysed sample

Analyte	% Mean difference in serial dilutions					TEa
	100:0 (H:NH) [n = 25]	70:30 (H:NH) [n = 25]	50:50 (H:NH) [n = 25]	30:70 (H:NH) [n = 25]	10:90 (H:NH) [n = 25]
Bun	3.65	3.16	1.73	3.23	2.83	15.55
Creatinine	3.77	3.06	3.50	3.53	2.90	8.87
Uric acid	16.31*	9.78	7.32	5.26	2.44	11.97
Phos	13.46*	9.50	7.89	6.41	3.16	10.11
Na	0.62	0.81*	0.57	0.35	0.20	0.73
K	30.48*	18.34*	13.92*	11.22*	5.47	5.61
TP	7.52*	4.49*	2.49	0.02	1.28	3.63
Amylase	0.21	0.05	0.37	0.69	2.32	14.6
Lipase	1.13	0.99	1.83	0.78	0.57	37.88
LDH	131.56*	49.18*	34.59*	39.46*	14.25*	11.4

*Mean difference between hemolysed and non-hemolysed sample result > TEa. H, hemolysed sample; NH, non-hemolysed; TEa, total allowable error as per Ricos and Carmen 2016