In clinical laboratories, the pre-analytical step is crucial for coagulation assays because it can influence the results and consequently clinical decision-making. Pre-analytical variables, such as blood sampling, transportation, processing and storage (with time and temperature as variables), influence the haemostasis results. 1 Many data are available on the stability of coagulation parameters and storage conditions (e.g. room temperature (RT) versus 4°C, stability over time) for fresh plasma and whole blood. For instance, in fresh plasma stored at RT, prothrombin time (PT), clauss fibrinogen, antithrombin (AT), factor (F) II, FV, FVII, FX and D-dimers are stable up to 24 h, but activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) only for 8 h. [2][3][4][5][6] The impact of the freezing and storage temperatures (i.e. −84°C versus