Feasibility and accuracy of cord blood sampling for admission laboratory investigations: A pilot trial.
Poliana de Barros MedeirosMichael J StarkMiriam LongElizabeth AllenErin GraceChad AndersenPublished in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2020)
Our findings support the feasibility and accuracy of umbilical blood in place of blood collected from the newborn. This reduces the phlebotomy losses and allows higher blood volume collection which may increase the sensitivity of BC collection.
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