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Pre-analytical Factor Classification Bodily fluids Cells/Tissue
Blood Serum Plasma Urine Saliva
Anatomical location of blood draw Biospecimen Acquisition 86 21 32 0 0 0
Anticoagulant Biospecimen Acquisition 305 129 222 2 1 29
Biospecimen location Biospecimen Acquisition 65 34 52 29 27 255
Cannulation Biospecimen Acquisition 14 3 3 0 0 1
Cold ischemia time Biospecimen Acquisition 2 0 0 0 0 115
Data management Biospecimen Acquisition 2 1 0 0 0 0
Locale of biospecimen collection Biospecimen Acquisition 11 5 3 3 0 11
Method of cell acquisition Biospecimen Acquisition 2 0 0 1 13 49
Method of fluid acquisition Biospecimen Acquisition 128 35 52 37 19 16
Method of tissue acquisition Biospecimen Acquisition 1 0 0 1 0 137
Needle gauge Biospecimen Acquisition 18 7 5 0 0 25
Organ measurements Biospecimen Acquisition 1 1 0 0 0 7
Pathology ink Biospecimen Acquisition 0 0 0 0 0 3
Patient posture Biospecimen Acquisition 22 10 13 2 1 1
Pre-preservation condition Biospecimen Acquisition 4 0 2 0 0 8
Time of biospecimen collection Biospecimen Acquisition 176 70 120 35 14 23
Type of collection container/solution Biospecimen Acquisition 329 134 201 8 5 23
Unspecified ischemia time Biospecimen Acquisition 0 0 0 0 0 3