· Tubes are prepared with 3.8% tri sodium citrate soluti- on.
· It is produced in various volumes.
· It is generally used for the determination of Sedimenta- tion (ESR) in clinical chemistry laboratories
· 4NC; It is prepared to create 4 units of blood mixture for 1 unit of blood additive.
· Acid-base balance cannot be examined with citrated blood; it is not suitable for electrolyte and some calcium measurement methods. Citrate has a detrimental e ect on the determination of some enzymes.