S3E5 - Should we handle veterinary citrated blood samples like human ones?
Welcome to Ask Stago, The Podcast dedicated to provide expert answers to your expert questions in coagulation.
In today’s episode, our guest Daniel Pilbeam, from the Clinical Pathology Laboratory at UVet in Melbourne will help us understand the common points and differences between veterinary and human hemostasis, and what should be critically assessed.
Previous episodes in relation to the topic:
- AskStago episode #9 (season 1): How to manage HIL samples in the coagulation laboratory?
Literature sources:
- John W. Harvey, Veterinary Hematology, Chapter 7 - Evaluation of Hemostasis: Coagulation and Platelet Disorders, W.B. Saunders, 2012, Pages 191-233, ISBN 9781437701739, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-4377-0173-9.00007-5.
- Beurlet S, Coisnon C, Nguyen TT, Richet M, Carlo A, Briend-Marchal A. Comparison of STA-NeoPTimal (Stago) and STA-Neoplastine CI Plus (Stago) thromboplastin reagents using a STA Satellite Max analyzer to measure prothrombin times in dogs. Vet Clin Pathol. 2021 Sep;50(3):348-353. doi: 10.1111/vcp.12949.
- A previous pathologist, Bruce Parry, also co-wrote a paper that was instrumental in identifying cut offs for factor deficiencies that we still use the reference range for today.
Content is scientific and technical in nature. It is intended as an educational tool for laboratory professionals and topics discussed are not intended as recommendations or as commentary on appropriate clinical practice.