A health assessment or diagnostic procedure that necessitates the patient to refrain from consuming alcoholic beverages for a defined period.
A medical examination or test that requires the patient to abstain from consuming food or drinks for a specific period before the procedure, often done to obtain accurate baseline measurements.
The total time a patient spends in a sampling room from patient identification to finishing sample collection procedure, encompassing all stages of sampling.
Patient turnaround time (PTT)
Preanalytical phase analyzer MedNAIS™ parameters
The overall time taken for the entire process of sample collection.
Total sampling time (TST)
The duration for which a tourniquet is applied to a patient's limb during blood collection.
Tourniquet application time (TAT)
Exact sampling time (EST)
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