Journal article
Assessment of a four hour delay for urine samples stored without preservatives at room temperature for urinalysis
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether urine storage at room temperature for up to 2h versus 4h changes urinalysis results.
DESIGN AND METHODS: We compared the rejection rate at eight different hospital laboratories and concordance of urinalysis results (n=83; two laboratories) between urines analyzed within 2h and 4h after collection.
Authors
Veljkovic K; Rodríguez-Capote K; Bhayana V; Pickersgill R; Beattie J; Clark L; Kavsak PA
Journal
Clinical Biochemistry, Vol. 45, No. 10-11, pp. 856–858
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.04.010
ISSN
0009-9120