The preanalytic phase is an important component of total laboratory quality. A wide range of
variables that affect the result for a patient from whom a specimen of blood or body fluid has …

The widespread use of haematology analysers (HA) has led to a major improvement of
cellular haematology, because of quick and accurate results found in most instances …

OBJECTIVES This study determined the incidence of pseudothrombocytopenia during
abciximab therapy administered for percutaneous coronary interventions and compared the …

Methods Prospective assessment of 60 consecutive cases with platelet count< 100 x 10 (9)/l
in a hematology clinic during a 2-year period. Results PTCP was the second most common …

Background Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid dependent pseudothrombocytopenia (EDTA‐
PTCP) is a laboratory artifact that may lead to unnecessary evaluation and treatment of …

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia (EDTA-PTCP) is the
phenomenon of a spurious low platelet count due to antiplatelet antibodies that cause …

Background: EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia (EDTA-PTCP) is an in vitro
phenomenon of platelet clum** that leads to spuriously low platelet counts by automatic …

Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by
isolated thrombocytopenia due to accelerated platelet destruction and impaired platelet …

EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia (PTCP) is the phenomenon of a spurious low
platelet count due to EDTA-induced aggregation of platelets. Since the failure to recognize …

A 22-year-old man was hospitalized for assessment of thrombocytopenia and fever.
Examination showed that he had infectious mononucleosis and moderately severe …