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Falsely elevated point-of-care hematocrit and calculated hemoglobin concentration due to extreme leukocytosis

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  1. Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Karen Maria Kamiel de Vooght, Wouter W. van Solinge & Albert Huisman

  2. Department of Neonatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Floris Groenendaal

  3. Department of Pediatric Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Marc B. Bierings

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de Vooght, K.M.K., Groenendaal, F., Bierings, M.B. et al. Falsely elevated point-of-care hematocrit and calculated hemoglobin concentration due to extreme leukocytosis. Ann Hematol 93, 1949–1950 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-014-2092-2

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