Stability of athlete blood passport parameters during air freight

Fluctuations in ambient temperature and pressure, as well as physical jostling, may affect the stability of whole blood samples transported by air freight. The aim of this study was to characterize the stability of key blood variables during air freight and to investigate whether vibration or reduced pressure alone affected results.Over a 72-h interval, we evaluated the stability of full blood count indices (plus reticulocytes) in tubes that...