SUITABILITY AND RECOVERY OF CAPILLARY BLOOD-PLASMA FOR LIPID DETERMINATIONS

  • 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 38  (8) , 1115-1121
Abstract
Plasma lipid analysis, particularly in population screening, can be facilitated by the use of capillary blood. A system for serial collection of capillary plasma is described. The concentrations of total cholesterol, HDL[high density lipoprotein]-cholesterol and triglycerides in heparinized capillary plasma and venous blood, respectively, are compared. No significant differences were found. Using the KAPA-method hemolytic samples are a source of error. They occurred with a frequency of about 3% in mass screening.

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