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Evaluasie van wegdoenbare plastiese pipette vir gebruik in die besinkingstoets


F.P.R. de Villiers
A.C. Muller

Abstract

Disposable plastic pipettes (Dispettes) are commercially available for the ESR test. The results of the standard Westergren and the Dispette methods were statistically compared. A rapid method was also investigated, but was shown to be too erratic for clinical use. The l-hour Dispette method yields results which are comparable to those of the standard Westergren method. Dispettes have several advantages: they lessen the danger of mouth contact with blood, thus diminishing the possibility of contracting hepatitis; they are easier to set up accurately, and there is less danger of spilling blood; and they are disposable.

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