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Complete your laboratory’s library of standards with CLSI’s General Laboratory documents—a staple for any medical lab. Our General Laboratory standards cover a wide range of useful topics, including laboratory instrumentation verification and maintenance, disaster planning for the laboratory, test utilization, and proper collection of specimens. Browse our
General Laboratory resources, including standards, guidelines, and educational products below.
This standard provides procedures for collection of capillary blood specimens. Specifications for collection sites, puncture depth, and disposable devices used to collect, process, and transfer capillary blood specimens are also included.
The processes required by regulatory bodies for ensuring accurate patient and specimen identification are covered in GP33. Invaluable guidance on bar-code system implementation and user training is included.
