Material: Puncture liquid in an EDTA tube (cellcount)
Method: Flow cytometry
Daily
Preanalytics: Refrigerate immediately after sampling and transmit as quickly as possible to the laboratory.
Indication:
Liquids of cavitary origin (abdominal and thoracic effusions): Demonstration of the type of fluid (transudate, modified transudate, exudate) by protein determination and cell counting. Other analyzes (cytology, culture) will be performed on request