**Plasma for Diagnostics**

**Chapter 1**

**Provisional chapter**

**Plasma for Laboratory Diagnostics**

**Plasma for Laboratory Diagnostics**

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Main clinical and scientific aspects of methodology how to choose the right sample for testing to be involved in *Plasma for Laboratory Diagnostics* chapter as plasma is in use sufficiently widely. Different approach by clinical and research laboratories formed the necessity to discuss the basic laboratory terms and conditions to obtain correct results. Evaluation of preanalytical variables with impact on handling, processing and storage of samples with subsequent meaning for laboratory test results should be known by physicians, biomedical scientists, laboratory technicians and so on. The impact of chemical additives for diagnostics tools, the differences between plasma and serum samples for different laboratory tests and the subsequent analysis, management and traceability of specimens with standardisation value should be taken into

Summarised results for *Plasma application for laboratory diagnostics* in one chapter for qualitative testing to be called "*Handbook."* The understanding of laboratory phases, mainly preanalytics, is necessary both for clinical and research laboratories to obtain, compare and repeat or reproduce analysis. Main standardisation requirements are taken from clinical laboratories, and their approach should be useful for researchers to plan, organise the scientific work fulfilling their research interest. This is the first attempt to improve research by the requirements

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Ramune Sepetiene, Raminta Sidlauskiene and

Ramune Sepetiene, Raminta Sidlauskiene and

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**Keywords:** plasma, laboratory, preanalytics, diagnostics

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Vaiva Patamsyte

**Abstract**

account.

**1. Introduction**

for clinical laboratories.

Vaiva Patamsyte

**Chapter 1 Provisional chapter**

#### **Plasma for Laboratory Diagnostics Plasma for Laboratory Diagnostics**

Ramune Sepetiene, Raminta Sidlauskiene and Vaiva Patamsyte Ramune Sepetiene, Raminta Sidlauskiene and Vaiva Patamsyte

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.76092

#### **Abstract**

Main clinical and scientific aspects of methodology how to choose the right sample for testing to be involved in *Plasma for Laboratory Diagnostics* chapter as plasma is in use sufficiently widely. Different approach by clinical and research laboratories formed the necessity to discuss the basic laboratory terms and conditions to obtain correct results. Evaluation of preanalytical variables with impact on handling, processing and storage of samples with subsequent meaning for laboratory test results should be known by physicians, biomedical scientists, laboratory technicians and so on. The impact of chemical additives for diagnostics tools, the differences between plasma and serum samples for different laboratory tests and the subsequent analysis, management and traceability of specimens with standardisation value should be taken into account.

DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.76092

**Keywords:** plasma, laboratory, preanalytics, diagnostics

#### **1. Introduction**

Summarised results for *Plasma application for laboratory diagnostics* in one chapter for qualitative testing to be called "*Handbook."* The understanding of laboratory phases, mainly preanalytics, is necessary both for clinical and research laboratories to obtain, compare and repeat or reproduce analysis. Main standardisation requirements are taken from clinical laboratories, and their approach should be useful for researchers to plan, organise the scientific work fulfilling their research interest. This is the first attempt to improve research by the requirements for clinical laboratories.

© 2016 The Author(s). Licensee InTech. This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2018 The Author(s). Licensee IntechOpen. This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
