Mitigating the risk of tube shortages: A blood collection tube validation study conducted in South Africa
This study addresses a gap in the literature on tube validation and provides valuable insights for clinical laboratories considering a replacement. It also presents an alternative approach to technical validation by utilising sigma metrics.
Authors
- Annalise E. Zemlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7621-4679)
- Helena Vreede (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6644-6027)
- Jody Rusch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0874-3082)
- AA Khine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0872-2836)
- Marizna Korf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4023-3856)
- Lourens Jacobsz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6840-6033)
- Nalene Strauss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5588-9404)
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Groote Schuur Hospital (ZA)
- Tygerberg Hospital (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v14i1.2628
- Primary Topic
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00