Kütahya Evliya Celebi Training and Research Hospital of Faculty of Medicine of Dumlupinar University, Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Kütahya,Turkey.
Biochem Med (Zagreb). 2013;23(2):206-10. doi: 10.11613/bm.2013.024.
Today, the pneumatic tube transport system (PTS) is used frequently because of its advantages related to timing and speed. However, the impact of various types of PTS on blood components is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of PTS on the quality of routine blood cell counts, erythrocyte sedimentation, and certain blood coagulation tests.
Paired blood samples were obtained from each of 45 human volunteers and evaluated by blood cell count, erythrocyte sedimentation, and several coagulation tests, including prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). Blood samples were divided into 2 groups: Samples from group 1 were transported to the laboratory via the PTS, and samples from group 2 were transported to the laboratory manually. Both groups were evaluated immediately by the tests listed above.
The blood sample test results from groups 1 and 2 were evaluated and compared. Nostatistically significant differences were observed (P = 0.069-0.977).
The PTS yielded no observable effects on blood cell counts, erythrocyte sedimentation, or PT and aPTT test results. We concluded that the PTS can be used to transport blood samples and yield reliable results for blood cell counts, erythrocyte sedimentation, and several coagulation tests.
如今，气动输送系统（PTS）因其与时间和速度相关的优势而被频繁使用。然而，各种类型的 PTS 对血液成分的影响尚不清楚。本研究旨在检验 PTS 对常规血细胞计数、红细胞沉降率和某些凝血试验质量的影响。
从 45 名志愿者中分别采集配对的血样，并通过血细胞计数、红细胞沉降率和几项凝血试验（包括凝血酶原时间 [PT] 和活化部分凝血活酶时间 [aPTT]）进行评估。血样分为 2 组：第 1 组的血样通过 PTS 输送到实验室，第 2 组的血样则由人工输送到实验室。两组均立即进行上述测试。
评估并比较了第 1 组和第 2 组的血样测试结果。未观察到统计学显著差异（P=0.069-0.977）。
PTS 对血细胞计数、红细胞沉降率或 PT 和 aPTT 试验结果无明显影响。我们得出结论，PTS 可用于输送血样，并可获得可靠的血细胞计数、红细胞沉降率和几项凝血试验结果。
