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How long should the tourniquet be left on for drawing coagulation specimens?

April 26, 2017coagulation drawing Left specimens tourniquet

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How long should the tourniquet be left on for drawing coagulation specimens?

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Placing the tourniquet for longer than 1 minute can lead to changes in the concentration of coagulation protein in the plasma as well as platelet activation which can result in erroneous coagulation results.