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Early intraoperative blood collection does not affect complete blood counts, von Willebrand factor or factor VIII
Hanni Darwish1, Gillianne Mundell, Dale Engen
1Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.
Background:
Obtaining blood from children for research studies can be difficult, particularly for controls. One solution is to obtain samples during elective surgery; however, consideration must be given to the potential effects of the timing of phlebotomy.
Observations:
Ten children were recruited and phlebotomy was carried out during a preoperative clinic visit and intraoperatively immediately after the induction of anesthesia but before the start of surgery. CBCs, VWF, and FVIII levels were measured at both time points and no significant differences were seen.
Conclusions:
This negative result may be beneficial to pediatric research by suggesting that early intraoperative blood collection for controls does not affect the results.
