Table 2. . The effect of hematocrit on the quantitation of vancomycin in whole blood, whole blood volumetric absorptive microsampling and plasma.

Matrix	Average peak area ratio ± SD
	Low HCT (21.7%)	Normal HCT (44.0%)	High HCT (57.8%)
Whole blood	3.34 ± 0.178	2.73 ± 0.200	2.79 ± 0.106
VAMS	3.70 ± 0.268	2.32 ± 0.147	2.07 ± 0.268
Plasma	5.72 ± 0.633	7.92 ± 1.03	9.55 ± 0.7881

HCT: Hematocrit.