HIL indices

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Hemolysis, icterus and lipemia indices: analyzer measurements of sample quality that flag results that may be unreliable.

Sources

• Listening Closely when the Volume is Turned Down (small-volume samples: dead volume, minimum volume, microcollection tubes). Clinical Laboratory News, May 2016 · Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC)
• Nordin N, et al. Preanalytical Errors in Clinical Laboratory Testing at a Glance: Source and Control Measures. Cureus 2024;16(3):e57243 (PMC10981510) · Cureus via PubMed Central

Related terms

• hemolysisRupture of red cells that releases hemoglobin and potassium into serum or plasma, tinting it pink to red and…
• icterusDark yellow serum or plasma caused by high bilirubin; bilirubin in icteric samples can falsely lower some…
• lipemiaCloudy, milky serum or plasma from high blood fats, often after a heavy meal; it can interfere with tests…
• LISLaboratory information system: software for lab orders, specimen tracking, results and reports. Each user…
• QNSQuantity not sufficient: too little specimen for the ordered tests, a common reason a sample is rejected.

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