Ascorbic acid in urine still compromises urinalysis results

Background The aim of this work was to determine the frequency of ascorbic acid-positive urine samples and to evaluate the potential risk on patient safety. Materials and methods A total of 27,856 samples submitted for urinalysis in previous year were retrospectively analysed from the laboratory information system. Urinalysis was done on Iris IQ200 analyzer using 11-parameter iChem Velocity test strips. Risk analysis combined the impact of...