Intro -- Preface -- 1 Structure and function of red blood cells -- 2 Red blood cell parameters -- 2.1 Hematocrit -- 2.2 Mean corpuscular volume -- 2.3 Mean corpuscular hemoglobin -- 2.4 Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration -- 2.5 Red blood cell distribution width -- 3 Definition of hemolysis -- 4 Prevalence of hemolyzed specimens in clinical laboratories -- 5 In vivo hemolysis -- 5.1 Causes -- 5.2 Clinical presentation -- 5.3 Diagnosis of hemolytic anemia -- 6 In vitro hemolysis -- 6.1 Unsuitable procedures during blood collection -- 6.2 Blood collection with various devices and needles -- 6.3 Sample transportation and storage -- 6.4 Centrifugation of the specimen -- 7 How to distinguish in vivo versus in vitro hemolysis -- 8 Effects of in vitro hemolysis on laboratory testing -- 8.1 Interference in clinical chemistry testing -- 8.2 Interference in hemostasis testing -- 8.3 Interference in immunoassays and electrophoresis -- 8.4 Interference in ABO type and antibody screen testing -- 9 Spurious hemolysis and veterinary medicine -- 9.1 Blood collection from small animals and pets -- 9.2 Interference of hemolysis in veterinary laboratory medicine -- 10 Detection of hemolyzed specimens -- 11 Management of hemolyzed specimens -- 11.1 Local evaluation of the bias -- 11.2 Surveys and recommendations -- 11.3 General indications for preventing hemolysis during blood collection -- 11.4 Preventing hemolysis from intravenous catheters -- 11.5 Reliable identification of hemolyzed specimens -- 11.6 Management of test results on hemolyzed specimens -- 12 The challenge of synthetic blood substitutes -- 12.1 Individual studies evaluating the interference of blood substitutes -- 12.2 Detection and quantification of blood substitutes -- 12.3 Final remarks on blood substitutes -- References -- Index.

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