Sentence examples for blood samples were excluded from inspiring English sources

Those who did not provide blood samples were excluded (n = 137, 25.6%).

Subjects with missing blood samples were excluded, as were all subjects born in 1925 (because of insufficient information).

Eight blood samples were excluded because hypoxia plateaus were not stable (Sa o2 values differed by more than 3% within 1 plateau), leaving 202 separate Sav o2 and rS o2 comparison datasets included in the analysis.

Cord blood samples with βHCG concentrations above 166 mIU/ml were considered as potentially contaminated with maternal blood and were therefore excluded from the analysis; 14 cord blood samples were excluded on this basis.

To be able to use data from as many cycles as possible, the inclusion of data had to be standardised in accordance with the cycles with the lowest number of blood samples and therefore many blood samples were excluded (see 'Statistical analysis' for further explanation).

Hence, samples of patients, who experienced a migraine attack within 72 h after blood sampling, were excluded from the study.

Patients who had presented to the emergency department for over 12 h prior before blood sampling were excluded.

Those who did not provide a blood sample were excluded from the analysis.

Family members (n=119) with only telephone interview data and a blood sample were excluded from these analyses.

Patients with evidence of acute or chronic infection, malignancy, or who had received a blood transfusion within three months prior to blood sampling were excluded.

Patients in whom PCT was not measured within the 12 hours following the blood sampling were excluded from further analysis because of the risk of false-negative result.