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This study aimed to determine whether capillary samples could offer an alternative sampling method to venous samples for the assessment of serum creatinine using the enzymatic method and if this analyte was stable in unspun capillary blood for 3\u00a0days.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> Matched capillary and venous blood samples were collected from 48 patients for the determination of serum creatinine, one set being processed on day zero, the other set being stored at ambient temperature and then processed on day three. Self-collected capillary blood was compared with phlebotomist-collected venous samples.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Serum creatinine concentrations from venous and capillary blood samples taken on day zero were compared to concentrations in capillary blood from day three. 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