Comparison of platelet counts by CellDyn Sapphire (Abbot Diagnostics), LH750 (Beckman Coulter), ReaPanThrombo immunoplatelet method (ReaMetrix), and the international flow reference method, in thrombocytopenic blood samples

2010 ◽  
Vol 78B (4) ◽  
pp. 279-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunal Sehgal ◽  
Y. Badrinath ◽  
Prashant Tembhare ◽  
P. G. Subramanian ◽  
Sanjay Talole ◽  
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PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0256423
Author(s):  
William M. Dickerson ◽  
Rebecca Yu ◽  
Helena U. Westergren ◽  
Jonathan Paraskos ◽  
Philipp Schatz ◽  
...  

Background Point-of-care (PoC) testing of platelet count (PLT) provides real-time data for rapid decision making. The goal of this study is to evaluate the accuracy and precision of platelet counting using a new microvolume (8 μL), absolute counting, 1.5 kg cytometry-based blood analyzer, the rHEALTH ONE (rHEALTH) in comparison with the International Society of Laboratory Hematology (ISLH) platelet method, which uses a cytometer and an impedance analyzer. Methods Inclusion eligibility were healthy adults (M/F) ages 18–80 for donation of fingerprick and venous blood samples. Samples were from a random N = 31 volunteers from a single U.S. site. Samples were serially diluted to test thrombocytopenic ranges. Interfering substances and conditions were tested, including RBC fragments, platelet fragments, cholesterol, triglycerides, lipids, anti-platelet antibodies, and temperature. Results The concordance between the rHEALTH and ISLH methods had a slope = 1.030 and R2 = 0.9684. The rHEALTH method showed a correlation between capillary and venous blood samples (slope = 0.9514 and R2 = 0.9684). Certain interferents changed platelet recovery: RBC fragments and anti-platelet antibodies with the ISLH method; platelet fragments and anti-platelet antibodies on the rHEALTH; and RBC fragments, platelets fragments, triglycerides and LDL on the clinical impedance analyzer. The rHEALTH’s precision ranged from 3.1–8.0%, and the ISLH from 1.0–10.5%. Conclusions The rHEALTH method provides similar results with the reference method and good correlation between adult capillary and venous blood samples. This demonstrates the ability of the rHEALTH to provide point-of-care assessment of normal and thrombocytopenic platelet counts from fingerprick blood with high precision and limited interferences.


Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 1256-1256
Author(s):  
Josep M. Jou ◽  
Fulgencio Navalon ◽  
Ester Jiménez ◽  
Maribel Diaz-Ricart ◽  
Rosa Brugues ◽  
...  

Abstract More aggressive therapies used for treatment of oncohematological malignancies or control of immune responses are resulting in an increased frequency of platelet counts below the 50 x 109/L limit. The recommended reference method for platelet counts was tedious and showed low reproducibility until now. In the last 2 years, flow cytometry based techniques combined with specific monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) have been accepted as reference method. We have evaluated the accuracy for low platelet counts of several hematologic analyzers currently used in our laboratories. The new reference method approved by ISLH, ICSH y NCCLS is based on double labeling of platelets using MoAbs directed to CD41 and CD61 followed by flow cytometry analysis. Absolute platelet counts are calculated using a ratio with red blod cell (RBC) counts provided by the hematological analyzers. In our studies, 50 blood samples with platelet counts ranging from 1.5 to 39.4 x109/L were processed in duplicate through 1 Advia 2120 (Bayer Diagnostics), 2 Advia 120 (Bayer Diagnostics) and 2 Pentra 120 DX (Horiba-ABX Diagnostics). Advia analyzers use laser-based technology while Pentra analyzers use impedance one for cell counting. All samples were also processed through the reference flow cytometric method, being platelets identified by their double labeling for CD41 and CD61. The minimal number of platelets acquired in the platelet region was established at 1000. Absolute platelet counts were calculated using RBC counts provided by the respective analyzers. All blood samples were processed within 6 hours from phlebotomy. Statistical methods applied included: coefficient of variation (%CV), coefficient of correlation (r ), linear regression, Passing-Bablock (P-B) regression and Bland-Altman test. Precision of each analyzer was obtained by processing in 10 times different blood samples with counts from 4 to 39 x 109/L. Global results were evaluated, though special attention was paid to subgroups of results below or above 20 x 109/L. Correlation between reference values and counts provided by the Advia 2120 was 0.945 with a linear regression of 0.987x+2.9. P-B correlation was good and the average difference was 2.7 x 109/L. In the subgroup of samples with counts below 20 x 109/L correlation was 0.874 with 1.00x+2.7. P-B was correct and the average difference was 2.8 x 109/L. Results with Advia 120 were always similar to those calculated with the Advia 2120, though the average difference was slightly lower with a value of 1.7 x 109/L. Precision (CV) was 16% for platelet count levels at 4 x 109/L, 12% for those at 13 x 109/L and 4% for those at 39 x 109/L. Correlation with Pentra 120 Dx was 0.937 with a linear regression of 0.894x+2.7, the P-B was acceptable with an average difference of 1.2 x 109/L. Correlation index was 0.824 with a linear regression of 0.88x+2.8 for platelet counts below 20 x 109/L, average difference was of 1.4 x 109/L and a correct P-B. Precision (CV) ranged from 26% at 4 x 109/L and 8% at 20 x 109/L platelet counts. Our data demonstrate that hematological analyzers evaluated provided very reliable results at low platelet counts. Advia and Pentra analyzers investigated tend to over calculate the number of platelets (2.5 and 1.4 x109/L respectively). Correlation scattering was slightly superior with the Pentra analyzer. Overall reproducibility for low platelet counts was excellent for both laser and impedance technologies tested.


1989 ◽  
Vol 62 (04) ◽  
pp. 1107-1111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo C Castro-Faria-Neto ◽  
Patricia T Bozza ◽  
Marco A Martins ◽  
Paulo M F L Dias ◽  
Patricia M R Silva ◽  
...  

SummaryThe injection of PAP (6 μg/kg, i. v.) induced, in rats, haemoconcentration accompanied by an increase in the platelet number, as attested by the counts of platelets in blood samples diluted in formalin-free EDTA solution. This increase was significant at 15 min, peaked from 1 to 4 h and returned to basal levels 24 h after the lipid administration. The release of platelets induced by PAP was inhibited dose-dependently by specific PAP receptor antagonists such as WEB 2086 (0.5-2 mg/kg), BN 52021 and 48740 RP (5-25 mg/kg). Furthermore, platelet mobilization was clearly impaired in splenectomized animals stimulated by PAP, whereas thrombocytopenia and haemoconcentration by the same stimulus were intact. It was also noted that a second injection of PAP, 24 h after the initial stimulation with the lipid, failed to induce an increase in platelet counts, indicating autodesensitization. Desensitization to PAP or pretreatment with PAP antagonists clearly prevented the increase in the platelet counts after stimulation by adrenaline (15 μg/kg). These findings suggest that, in rats, PAP can induce release of platelets by a spleen-dependent mechanism and that this lipid may be relevant to the thrombocytosis triggered by adrenaline.


1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (01) ◽  
pp. 084-088 ◽  
Author(s):  
E M Duncan ◽  
C R Casey ◽  
B M Duncan ◽  
J V Lloyd

SummaryThe aim of this study was to determine whether the concentration of trisodium citrate used to anticoagulate blood has an effect on the INR of the sample and the ISI of the thromboplastin. Five thromboplastins including and Australian reference material were used to measure the prothrombin time of normal and patient samples collected into two concentrations of trisodium citrate - 109 mM and 129 mM. There was no effect of citrate concentration on the INRs determined with the reference material. However for the other four thromboplastins there was a significant difference between INRs for the two citrate groups. The prothrombin times of the samples collected into 129 mM were longer than those collected into 109 mM. This difference was only slight in normal plasma but more marked in patients receiving oral anticoagulants, causing the INRs for patient plasmas collected into 129 mM citrate to be higher then the corresponding samples collected into 109 mM citrate.From orthogonal regression of log prothrombin times by the reference method against each thromboplastin, we found that the ISI for each thromboplastin was approximately 10% lower when determined with samples collected into 129 mM citrate than with samples collected into 109 mM. These results suggest that the concentration of trisodium citrate used for collection of blood samples can affect the calculation of the INR and the calibration of the ISI of thromboplastin. This was found both for commercial thromboplastins prepared by tissue extraction and for a recombinant tissue factor.


1972 ◽  
Vol 28 (03) ◽  
pp. 383-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Hladovec ◽  
Z Koleilat ◽  
I Přerovský

SummaryThe venous occlusion of all four legs in rats caused a highly significant decrease of platelet counts in venous blood especially after the correction for an opposite change in haematocrit. A very pronounced decrease in platelets was observed in human volunteers after a venostasis in one arm in the blood drawn from the occluded limb just before the release of occlusion. Similar decreases were found after a venostasis of both legs in postocclusion blood samples. The decrease in blood platelets results from temporary sequestration in the occluded limbs. The decreases of platelets after a 10 min occlusion of both legs are more pronounced in patients with post thrombotic states.


2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Said Incir ◽  
Kerim Erhan Palaoglu

AbstractObjectivesWe performed a verification study of the Sysmex XN-3100 hematology analyzer in comparison with the XE-2100 according to the guidelines of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and the International Council for Standardization in Hematology (ICSH).Materials and methodsBlood samples and quality control materials were used for precision. For comparison, we used the current XE-2100 as the comparative method and analyzed 540 blood samples. The Passing-Bablok and Bland-Altman tests were performed according to the CLSI EP09-A3 and a carryover study was performed according to the CLSI H26-A2 guidelines. The flagging performance of the two analyzers was compared, using two experienced laboratory technicians as the reference method.ResultsThe Sysmex XN-3100 demonstrated high levels of precision for most parameters. For the comparison analysis, all parameters, except for MCHC, monocytes and basophils were within the systematic error limits of desirable biological variability criterion (SeDBV). The carryover was less than 0.4% for all parameters. The flagging performance of the XN-3100 was satisfactory and the overall efficiency was high.ConclusionsThe XN-3100 not only showed a strong correlation and agreement with the XE-2100 but also displayed a comparable analytical sensitivity, and increased specificity, which may result in an improved turnaround time and throughpu.


Author(s):  
I. W. Percy-Robb ◽  
R. S. McMaster ◽  
A. D. B. Harrower ◽  
L. J. P. Duncan

The ‘Dextrostix’-reflectance meter system for blood glucose analysis has been evaluated using a blood glucose reference method. A high degree of concordance between the two methods was obtained when analyses were performed by skilled laboratory staff on venous blood samples containing fluoride, with a 75 s contact time. Skilled laboratory staff performed significantly better than unskilled staff. Capillary blood glucose concentrations correlated poorly with concentrations in venous blood samples taken at the same time as the capillary blood.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thea Tislevoll Eide ◽  
Karl Ove Hufthammer ◽  
Atle Brun ◽  
Damien Brackman ◽  
Einar Svarstad ◽  
...  

AbstractMeasurement of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in children by iohexol injection and blood sampling from the contralateral arm is widely used. A single intravenous access for iohexol injection and subsequent blood sampling has the obvious advantages of being less painful and easier to perform. The purpose of our study was to determine if blood samples drawn from the injection access are feasible and accurate for iohexol GFR (iGFR) measurements. Thirty-one children, median age 10.5 (range 6–17) years, with chronic kidney disease were given a bolus of iohexol followed by extended saline flushing and subsequent venous blood samples collected from the injection access as well as from a cannula in the contralateral arm, the latter serving as the reference method. Paired venous blood samples were collected at four time points (2, 3, 3.5 and 4 h) after the iohexol bolus. Blood sample discarding preceded and saline flushing followed each blood sampling to avoid marker contamination. iGFR based on samples drawn from the injection access at 2 and 3 h showed significantly lower iGFR than measurement from the contralateral arm (p < 0.01). Singlepoint iGFR did not differ significantly after 3–4 repeated procedures of blood discarding and saline flusing (3.5 and 4 h). Despite thorough saline flushing there is still a relatively high risk of falsely low iGFR due to marker contamination in blood samples from the injection site. Hence, blood sampling from a second intravenous access is recommended for routine iohexol GFR measurements in children.Clinical trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, Identifier NCT01092260, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01092260?term=tondel&rank=2.


1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 1734-1739 ◽  
Author(s):  
P S Bachorik ◽  
R H Bradford ◽  
T Cole ◽  
I Frantz ◽  
A M Gotto ◽  
...  

Abstract We compared plasma cholesterol measurements made with the Boehringer Mannheim Reflotron reflectance photometric analyzer in 1298 capillary blood samples with measurements made in venous blood samples collected at the same time and analyzed in four standardized Lipid Research Clinics laboratories. The Reflotron measurements averaged 0.8% to 7.8% lower than the laboratory values. Correlations (r) between the two sets of measurements ranged from 0.92 to 0.96. In some samples, however, the Reflotron values differed from the laboratory values by greater than or equal to 12%; the cholesterol concentrations in these samples tended to be higher than in those for which better agreement was observed. The smaller negative biases were observed when test strips were used that were calibrated with reference to the Centers for Disease Control Reference Method for cholesterol. The agreement between sequential Reflotron values averaged less than or equal to 4.3%. There was an average difference of less than or equal to 1.0% between Reflotron measurements made in each of two sequential capillary blood samples taken from a single finger puncture.


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