Serum/plasma comparisons

· Instrument producer and instrument name

o mean difference between fresh plasma and thawed serum sorted on component, then on absolute difference

· Instrument producer

o mean difference between fresh plasma and thawed serum sorted on component, then on absolute difference

o mean difference between fresh plasma and thawed serum sorted on component, then on standard deviation

Correlation plots of thawed serum (x-axis) against fresh plasma (y-axis)

	Bayer	Beckman	Dade Behring	Konelab	Ortho Vitros	Roche Cobas	Roche Hitachi
Albumin	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
ALP		xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
ALT		xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
Amylase		xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
AST		xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
Bilirumin	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
Ca	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
Chol	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
CK		xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
Creatinin		xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
Glucose		xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
Gt		xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
HDL	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx		xxxx	xxxx
K		xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
LD		xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
Mg		xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
Na		xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
P	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
P-amylase		xxxx				xxxx	xxxx
Protein	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
TIBC							xxxx
Triglycerides	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
Urea		xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx
Uric acid		xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx	xxxx