Table 1.
Verification of Vacumed ®
| Evacuated tubes | Additives | Mix by gently inversion | Centrifugation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g-force | time (min) | |||
| 42010; 42011; 42012 | K2EDTA | 2 X | 1200 | 15 |
| 43016 | ||||
| 44019 | ||||
| 42110; 42111; 42112 | K3EDTA | 2 X | 1200 | 15 |
| 43116 | ||||
| 44119 | ||||
| 42210; 42211; 42212 | Potassium Fluoride + K3EDTA |
3 X | 1000 | 15 |
| 43216 | ||||
| 44219 | ||||
| 42310; 42311; 42312 | Lithium Heparin | 2 X | 1200 | 15 |
| 43316 | ||||
| 44319 | ||||
| 43350; 43351; 43352 | Sodium Heparin | 3 X | 1200 | 15 |
| 43356 | ||||
| 44359 | ||||
| 42410; 42411; 42412 | Sodium Citrate 3.2% | 2 X | 1500 NA NA NA |
15 |
| 42508 | ||||
| 42510 | ||||
| 42512 | ||||
| 42611; 42612 | Clot activator | 2 X | 1200 | 15 |
| 43616 | ||||
| 44619 | ||||
| 42691 | Clot activator + sferes separator |
3 X | 1000 | 15 |
| 43696 | ||||
| 44698 | ||||
| 42711 | Clot activator + gel separator |
2 X | 2000 | 10 |
| 43716 | ||||
| 44718 | ||||
| 42811 | gel separator + Lithium Heparin |
2 X | 1800 | 10 |
| 43816 | ||||
| 44818 | ||||
| 42851 | K2EDTA + gel separator |
2 X | 1600 | 10 |
| 43856 | ||||
| 44858 | ||||
| 42910; 42911; 42912 | without additive | NA | 2200 for whole blood | 10 |
| 43916 | ||||
| 44919 | ||||
Note: Serum tubes should rest at least 45 min in upright position after blood collection and before centrifugation. However, should be centrifuged within 2 h after blood collection. All tubes including tubes with gel separator should be transported in upright position after centrifugation process. The results reported in this table is part of the project 2451/15 of University of Verona.