Managing ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) interference in EDTA contaminated samples - selectivity in reporting analytes.

Published in: Annals of clinical biochemistry (2022)

Only serum potassium, calcium, ALP and iron studies, of the 45 analytes studied, should not be reported in EDTA contaminated samples. EDTA concentration cut-offs for selective reporting would further facilitate reporting of these analytes in EDTA contaminated samples.

Keyphrases

heavy metals
drinking water
adverse drug
risk assessment
emergency department
structural basis