DIN 58905-1:2016-12

This document is applicable to the collection and processing of citrated venous blood for coagulation tests such as the determination of thromboplastin (prothrombin) time, determination of activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), determination of thrombin time, fibrinogen determination, determination of coagulation factors, and for other coagulation tests using plasma from citrated venous blood as a sample. Specifications are made for standardization of the collection and processing of citrated venous blood in order to eliminate interference factors which can affect and falsify test results.