The effect of freezing and thawing of samples for anti-factor Xa testing for the determination of enoxaparin activity

Int J Lab Hematol. 2021 Jun;43(3):e138-e140. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.13439. Epub 2020 Dec 24.

Authors

Susan Louw¹, Reenelle Gounden¹, Jenifer Vaughan¹, Lumka Ntabeni², Anthony Mayne¹, Elizabeth S Mayne³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), Johannesburg, South Africa.
² Department of Haematology, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
³ Department of Immunology, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), Johannesburg, South Africa.

PMID: 33369238
DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13439

No abstract available

Keywords: anti-factor Xa; anticoagulation; freeze-thaw; pre-analytical variables; sample logistics.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / pharmacology*
Blood Coagulation Tests / methods
Cryopreservation / methods
Enoxaparin / pharmacology*
Factor Xa Inhibitors / pharmacology*
Freezing*
Humans

Substances

Anticoagulants
Enoxaparin
Factor Xa Inhibitors