Blood Collection Tube Shortages Continue

Covid has again brought attention to supply chain issues, this time regarding shortages of blood collection tubes.

Covid has again brought attention to supply chain issues, this time regarding shortages of blood collection tubes. It's surprising how something so seemingly mundane can have an outsized impact—and how difficult it is to get answers about from both industry and the FDA.

In the US, the FDA first listed a shortage of sodium citrate (the light blue top) tubes on their device shortages. They describe the problem euphemistically as being due to an "increase in demand and recent vendor supply challenges." These light blue top tubes are used to measure coagulation and were used more frequently as coagulation abnormalities have been a significant problem with Covid.

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2022/03/28/blood-collection-tube-shortages-continueroutine-labs-should-be-limited/?sh=68c460441476