VENOUS BLOOD SAMPLING

Venous blood sampling

BD Vacutainer Evacuated Blood Collection System

The BD Vacutainer evacuated blood collection system is the most widely – used blood stabilisation tube in the world .

• CE marked to ensure product quality
• Reproducible blood draw with each tube having a predetermined vacuum
• Comprehensive range of additives to stabilise most blood components
• BD Hemogard safety closure provides optimal protection for users from blood exposure
• Sterile tube and needle ensure no microbiological contamination of samples
• A range of labels to ensure traceability of collected patient samples

The BD Life Sciences – Pre-analytical Systems full range of products includes

• Safety engireered devices such as the BD Vacutainer Eclipse blood collection needle and BD Vacutainer Push Button UltraTouch blood collection sets, which allow for collection from patients of all types with the added benefit of protecting healthcare workers from the risk of needle stick injuries .
• BD Microtainer tubes for paediatric patients and capillary sampling used to collect blood with BD Lancets .
• BD Vacutainer urine collection system for the collection and transport of urine samples .
• BD Vacutainer blood collection adapters with are compatible with all BD Infusion devices .
• BD Critical Care Collection syringes including safety products for arterial blood collection and analysis .
• A range of Molecular Diagnostic and biomarker products .

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Venous blood sampling

Tube dimension and sample volumes

BD Vacutainer tubes are available in three different sizes as pictured below, each with different sample volumes. Tubes for special analysis may have a different size (e.g sedimentation tubes).

The volume given in mL on the tube refers to the amount of blood that will be taken from the patient. For tubes with a fluid additive, the final volume may deviate from this ( amount of blood + additive).