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Colak S, Tasdemir O, van der Schaaf M, Opdam F, van den Noort V, van den Broek D, van Rossum HH. Design, validation and performance of aspartate aminotransferase- and lactate dehydrogenase-reporting algorithms for haemolysed specimens including correction within quality specifications. Ann Clin Biochem 2024; 61:239-247. [PMID: 31495183 DOI: 10.1177/0004563219878475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND In vitro haemolysis is a major operational challenge for medical laboratories. A new experimental design was used to investigate under what conditions algorithms could be designed to report either quantitative or qualitative aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase results outside the manufacturer's haemolysis specifications. Quantitative corrections were required to meet prespecified quality specifications. METHODS Twenty-five patient samples were used to design reporting algorithms and another 41 patient samples were used to validate the algorithms. Aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase and haemolysis index were determined using a Cobas 6000 analyser (Roche diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany). Correction factors were determined, and the accuracy of the correction was investigated. Reporting algorithms were designed based on (i) the manufacturer's cut-off for the haemolysis index, (ii) corrections within the total allowable error specification and (iii) qualitative reporting based on obtained results. The impact of the reporting algorithms was retrospectively determined by recalculating six months of aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase results. RESULTS No correction for aspartate aminotransferase/lactate dehydrogenase was possible for results below the upper reference interval limit, while results equal to or greater than the upper reference interval limit could, up to mild haemolysis, be corrected within the total error criterion. All samples generated from the validated patient cohort fulfilled the set criteria. The algorithms allowed reporting 88.5% and 85.9% of otherwise unreported aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase results, respectively. CONCLUSIONS An approach is presented that allows to generate and validate reporting algorithms for aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase compatible with prespecified quality specifications. The designed algorithms resulted in a significant reduction of otherwise unreported aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase results.
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- Selcuk Colak
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biometrics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Schweizer T, Nossen CM, Galova B, Schild C, Huber M, Bally L, Vogt A, Siepe M, Nagler M, Fischer K, Guensch DP. In Vitro Investigation of Insulin Dynamics During 4 Hours of Simulated Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Anesth Analg 2024:00000539-990000000-00839. [PMID: 38861464 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND Hyperglycemia is common in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. We hypothesize that intraoperative hyperglycemia may be, at least partially, attributable to insulin loss due to adhesion on artificial surfaces and/or degradation by hemolysis. Thus, our primary aim was to investigate the loss of insulin in 2 different isolated extracorporeal circulation circuits (ECCs), that is, a conventional ECC (cECC) with a roller pump, and a mini-ECC (MiECC) system with a centrifugal pump. The secondary aim was to assess and compare the relationship between changes in insulin concentration and the degree of hemolysis in our 2 ECC models. METHODS Six cECC and 6 MiECC systems were primed with red packed blood cells and thawed fresh-frozen plasma (1:1). Four additional experiments were performed in cECC using only thawed fresh-frozen plasma. Human insulin (Actrapid) was added, targeting a plasma insulin concentration of 400 mU/L. Insulin concentration and hemolysis index were measured at baseline and hourly thereafter. The end points were the change in insulin level after 4 hours compared to baseline and hemolysis index after 4 hours. The insulin concentration and hemolysis index were analyzed by means of a saturated linear mixed-effect regression model with a random offset for each experiment to account for the repeated measure design of the study, resulting in mean estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of the primary end points as well as of pairwise contrasts with respect to ECC type. RESULTS Insulin concentration decreased by 63% (95% CI, 48%-77%) in the MiECC and 92% (95% CI, 77%-106%) in the cECC system that contained red blood cells. Insulin loss was significantly higher in the cECC system compared to the MiECC (P = .022). In the cECC with only plasma, insulin did not significantly decrease (-4%; 95% CI, -21% to 14%). Hemolysis index in MiECC increased from 68 (95% CI, 46-91) to 76 (95% CI, 54-98) after 4 hours, in cECC from 81 (95% CI, 59-103) to 121 (95% CI, 99-143). Hemolysis index and percent change of insulin showed an excellent relationship (r = -0.99, P < .01). CONCLUSIONS Our data showed that insulin levels substantially decreased during 4 hours of simulated cardiopulmonary bypass only in the ECC that contained hemoglobin. The decrease was more pronounced in the cECC, which also exhibited a greater degree of hemolysis. Our results suggest that insulin degradation by hemolysis products may be a stronger contributor to insulin loss than adhesion of insulin molecules to circuit surfaces.
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- Thilo Schweizer
- From the Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern Switzerland
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- University Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern Switzerland
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- From the Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern Switzerland
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- University Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Gils C, Hansen DL, Nybo M, Frederiksen H. Elevated Hemolysis Index is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular diseases. Clin Chem Lab Med 2023; 61:1497-1505. [PMID: 36814140 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2023-0114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVES In vivo hemolysis is associated with thromboembolism. Although an increased Hemolysis Index (HI) can be due to in vitro as well as in vivo hemolysis, both reflects a more fragile erythrocyte population. We therefore hypothesized that HI above upper reference limit would be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS We identified persons with two elevated HI (HI+) from blood samples analyzed at a university hospital laboratory from 2012 to 2017. We compared their risk of CVD with the risk in matched comparators with normal HI and from the general population. HI+ persons and comparators were followed from start date (date of the second elevated HI) until the first of the main outcome: CVD, emigration, death, or end of observation time on December 31, 2018. RESULTS In 43,102 unique HI+ persons, the risk of developing CVD was 40% higher compared with the general population and 13% higher compared with the matched blood sample cohort. HI+ was associated with a significantly increased cumulative incidence of both arterial and venous CVD compared with the matched blood sample cohort and the general population (respectively 47 and 14% for arterial CVD; 78 and 24% for venous CVD). Moreover, overall mortality risk was significantly higher in patients with HI+ than in the two comparator groups. CONCLUSIONS Elevated HI is associated with increased risk of arterial and venous CVD and with increased mortality. Our findings imply that HI may contribute as a CVD risk biomarker.
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- Charlotte Gils
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Hematology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Hematology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Vrtaric A, Miler M, Celap I, Gabaj NN. Frozen serum sample pool should not be used as internal quality assessment for lipemia (L) index. Clin Chem Lab Med 2022; 61:e74-e77. [PMID: 36476350 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2022-0647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Alen Vrtaric
- Working Group for Preanalytical Phase of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine , Zagreb , Croatia
- Department of Clinical Chemistry , Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center , Zagreb , Croatia
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- Working Group for Preanalytical Phase of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine , Zagreb , Croatia
- Department of Clinical Chemistry , Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center , Zagreb , Croatia
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- Working Group for Preanalytical Phase of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine , Zagreb , Croatia
- Department of Clinical Chemistry , Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center , Zagreb , Croatia
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- Working Group for Preanalytical Phase of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine , Zagreb , Croatia
- Department of Clinical Chemistry , Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center , Zagreb , Croatia
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry , University of Zagreb , Zagreb , Croatia
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Moseby-Knappe M, Levin H, Blennow K, Ullén S, Zetterberg H, Lilja G, Dankiewicz J, Jakobsen JC, Lagebrant A, Friberg H, Nichol A, Ainschough K, Eastwood GM, Wise MP, Thomas M, Keeble T, Cariou A, Leithner C, Rylander C, Düring J, Bělohlávek J, Grejs A, Borgquist O, Undén J, Simon M, Rolny V, Piehler A, Cronberg T, Nielsen N. Biomarkers of brain injury after cardiac arrest; a statistical analysis plan from the TTM2 trial biobank investigators. Resusc Plus 2022; 10:100258. [PMID: 35677835 PMCID: PMC9168690 DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2022.100258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Background Several biochemical markers in blood correlate with the magnitude of brain injury and may be used to predict neurological outcome after cardiac arrest. We present a protocol for the evaluation of prognostic accuracy of brain injury markers after cardiac arrest. The aim is to define the best predictive marker and to establish clinically useful cut-off levels for routine implementation. Methods Prospective international multicenter trial within the Targeted Hypothermia versus Targeted Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (TTM2) trial in collaboration with Roche Diagnostics International AG. Samples were collected 0, 24, 48, and 72 hours after randomisation (serum) and 0 and 48 hours after randomisation (plasma), and pre-analytically processed at each site before storage in a central biobank. Routine markers neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and S100B, and neurofilament light, total-tau and glial fibrillary acidic protein will be batch analysed using novel Elecsys® electrochemiluminescence immunoassays on a Cobas e601 instrument. Results Statistical analysis will be reported according to the Standards for Reporting Diagnostic accuracy studies (STARD) and will include comparisons for prediction of good versus poor functional outcome at six months post-arrest, by modified Rankin Scale (0-3 vs. 4-6), using logistic regression models and receiver operating characteristics curves, evaluation of mortality at six months according to biomarker levels and establishment of cut-off values for prediction of poor neurological outcome at 95-100% specificities. Conclusions This prospective trial may establish a standard methodology and clinically appropriate cut-off levels for the optimal biomarker of brain injury which predicts poor neurological outcome after cardiac arrest.
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- Marion Moseby-Knappe
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Neurology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Research and Education, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Clinical Studies Sweden - Forum South, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
- UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, London, United Kingdom
- Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Neurology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Cardiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- The Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Denmark
- Department of Regional Health Research, The Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Neurology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- University College Dublin, Clinical Research Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital Dublin, Ireland
- The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne. Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- University College Dublin, Clinical Research Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Adult Critical Care, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Intensive Care Unit, University Hospitals, Bristol and Weston, England, United Kingdom
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, MSE, Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom
- MTRC, Anglia Ruskin School of Medicine, Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, AP-HP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, Paris Cité University, Paris, France
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- AG Emergency and Critical Care Neurology, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Department of Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Second Department of Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Lund University, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Dept. Operation and Intensive Care, Lund University, Hallands Hospital Halmstad, Halmstad, Sweden
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- Clinical Development Department, Roche Diagnostics International AG, Rotkreuz, Switzerland
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- Biostatistical Department, Roche Diagnostics International AG, Rotkreuz, Switzerland
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- Biostatistical Department, Roche Diagnostics International AG, Rotkreuz, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Neurology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Lund University, Helsingborg Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Song J. Advances in laboratory assessment of thrombosis and hemostasis. Blood Res 2022; 57:93-100. [PMID: 35483933 PMCID: PMC9057656 DOI: 10.5045/br.2022.2022048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Technologies in laboratory diagnostics are changing fast with progress in understanding and therapy of diseases. Unfortunately, new analyzers are often needed to be installed in a clinical laboratory to implement such techniques. The demand for new hardware is a bottleneck in improving the diagnostic services for many facilities with limited resources. In this regard, hemostasis laboratories take a slightly different position. Because many in vitro diagnostic tests target the functional aspects of hemostasis, further meaningful information can be obtained from the same analyzers as in current use. Automated coagulometers are good candidates for such further utilization. Clot waveform analysis is a leading example. Behind the simple values reported as clotting time, clotting curves exist that represent the process of fibrin clot formation. Clot waveform analysis examines the clotting curves and derives new parameters other than clotting times. The clot waveform parameters are now in active use in assessing the hemostatic potential of hemorrhagic patients. Clinical application of coagulometers can also be widened by modifying the reagent formulation. For example, the chromogenic factor VIII assay with bovine source reagent compositions has recently been introduced for hemophilia A patients on emicizumab prophylaxis. Also, new immunoturbidimetric functional assays for von Willebrand factor have been developed recently. Thus, new clinically relevant information can be mined from the automated coagulometers that are based on old technology.
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- Jaewoo Song
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Lauwers M, Verschelden G, Boero C, Baleine M, Kerrels V, Cantinieaux B. Optimization of the Transwell® assay for the analysis of neutrophil chemotaxis using flow cytometry to refine the clinical investigation of immunodeficient patients. Clin Immunol 2022; 238:108994. [PMID: 35390547 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2022.108994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Chemotaxis is the directed movement of neutrophils towards an infected site. This physiological process can be reproduced using a modified Boyden chamber, such as the Transwell® support. Different techniques can be used to count neutrophils after migration to the lower chamber of the holder. The present study supports the use of an optimized Transwell® assay coupled with a flow cytometry-based method (Sysmex XN-9000) to detect chemotaxis abnormalities. A reference interval of neutrophil's chemotaxis was determined as part of this work. A first step involves the extraction of neutrophils from whole blood. The migration of neutrophils from the upper to the lower support chamber is subsequently directed by a chemoattractant gradient using N-formyl-l-Methionyl-l-Leucyl-l-Phenylalanine (fMLP). Neutrophils collected in the lower chamber are finally counted by flow cytometry. The original protocol was optimized through the comparison of different parameters. The use of Polymorphprep®, in the extraction of neutrophils, showed an improvement of the neutrophils yield of 1.65 times (57.5% of recovery) compared to the extraction using the Ficoll-Hypaque® gradient. A solution containing 5% of Bovin Serum Albumin (BSA) was used to suspend the extracted neutrophils, stabilize their viability and preserve their integrity. The mechanical agitation of the Transwell® permeable supports during migration did not show an increase in neutrophil yield. A migration time of 1 h 30 was identified as the best time for collecting the largest number of neutrophils after migration. Finally, we demonstrated that scraping the bottom of the well after migration improved neutrophil collection from the lower chamber by 1.9-fold compared to a non-scraping method. In conclusion, our results support the use of Polymorphprep® and a 5% BSA solution in the suspension, without agitation of the medium. An incubation time of 1 h 30 was identified as optimal for neutrophil migration through the chamber. Scraping the bottom after neutrophil migration improved neutrophil collection yield. Normal adult values were obtained with directed migration equal to 32.4% ±13.41% on 15 men and 18 women.
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- Maïlis Lauwers
- University Hospital Laboratory of Brussels (LHUB-ULB), Department of Hematology, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Universitair ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Jette, Belgium
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- University Hospital Laboratory of Brussels (LHUB-ULB), Department of Hematology, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Ophtalmology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- University Hospital Laboratory of Brussels (LHUB-ULB), Department of Hematology, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- University Hospital Laboratory of Brussels (LHUB-ULB), Department of Hematology, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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Marzinke MA, Mitchell S, Ness MA, Tenney BJ, Neil R, Vandepoele N. Evaluation and operationalization of commercial serum indices quality control material in the clinical laboratory. Clin Chim Acta 2022; 526:1-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2021.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mainali S, Merrill AE, Krasowski MD. Frequency of icteric interference in clinical chemistry laboratory tests and causes of severe icterus. Pract Lab Med 2021; 27:e00259. [PMID: 34761095 PMCID: PMC8567001 DOI: 10.1016/j.plabm.2021.e00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objectives The aims of this study were to identify the causes of severe icterus in an academic medical center patient population and to assess the impact of icterus on clinical chemistry testing using assay package insert thresholds. Design and Methods: In this retrospective study at an academic medical center core clinical laboratory, icteric, hemolysis, and lipemia indices were available for all serum and plasma chemistry specimens analyzed on Roche Diagnostics cobas 8000 analyzers over a 12-month period, encompassing 414,502 specimens from 94,081 unique patients (51,851 females; 42,230 males) including children, inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department patients. Extensive chart review was done for all 57 patients (4 pediatric, 53 adult; 534 total specimens) who had one or more samples with an icteric index of 40 or higher (defined as severe icterus). Results Specimen icteric index exceeded package insert icteric index thresholds in 0.14% of clinical chemistry assays, with the highest number of instances for creatinine (1358 samples, 0.6% of total tests), total protein (1194 samples, 2.2%), and ammonia (161 samples, 3.9%). The 57 patients with an icteric index of 40 or higher accounted for 49.7% of all instances where the icteric index exceeded the specific assay package insert limit. The most common etiologies of this group of 57 patients were alcohol-related liver disease (34 patients), biliary tract disease (7 patients), and neoplasms (6 patients). Conclusions Approximately half of all instances where specimen icteric index exceeded assay package insert thresholds occurred in a small cohort of patients with severe liver/biliary tract disease. Specimen icteric indices exceeded package insert icteric index thresholds for 0.14% of clinical chemistry tests ordered at an academic medical center. Icteric interference exceeding package insert thresholds had the most overall occurrences for enzymatic creatinine, total protein, and ammonia. Only 57 of 94,081 unique patients (0.06%) with severe icterus accounted for nearly half of instances where the icteric index exceeded the package insert limit for a specific assay. The small cohort of patients with severe icterus had high mortality generally associated with cirrhosis, biliary disease, or aggressive metastatic cancer. Icteric indices exceeding 20 were mostly comprised of patients with predominantly conjugated hyperbilirubinemia.
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- Sandhya Mainali
- Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, 451 Newton Road, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, KS, 67214, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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Calvaresi EC, La'ulu SL, Snow TM, Allison TR, Genzen JR. Plasma hemoglobin: A method comparison of six assays for hemoglobin and hemolysis index measurement. Int J Lab Hematol 2021; 43:1145-1153. [PMID: 33449436 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Plasma hemoglobin (Hb) is measured for assessment of in vivo and in vitro hemolysis. The objective of the present investigation was to conduct a method comparison of five quantitative and one semi-quantitative Hb and H-index (hemolysis index) assays to evaluate their performance measuring plasma Hb in clinical specimens. METHODS One hundred and fourteen clinical specimens previously tested for plasma Hb using a laboratory-developed spectrophotometric assay were also tested for Hb using a HemoCue Plasma/Low Hb assay (azide methemoglobin), a laboratory-modified Pointe Scientific Hb assay (cyanmethemoglobin), tested for H-index measurements using a Roche cobas c501, an Abbott Architect c8000, and a semi-quantitative (binned) H-index measurement on a Beckman AU5800. The reference result was defined as the median Hb score (median of all Hb or H-index results). RESULTS The laboratory-developed spectrophotometric Hb assay and Roche H-index methods mostly closely matched the median Hb score across all data, as well as for lower range median Hb score results ≤2.0 g/L. Two-way frequency table analysis using an Hb (or H-index) cutoff of 0.5 g/L (or 0.5 H-index units) was then performed to compare methods to the median Hb score cutoff. The Beckman method had the highest accuracy at this cutoff, the Roche and Abbott methods had the highest positive predictive value (PPV), and the Beckman, HemoCue, and Pointe methods had the highest negative predictive value (NPV). CONCLUSIONS Plasma Hb and H-index results vary by method. Laboratories should evaluate the performance characteristics of their respective assays when considering adoption of spectrophotometric or chemical methods for plasma Hb assessment.
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- ARUP Institute of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- ARUP Institute of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- ARUP Institute of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,ARUP Institute of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Gils C, Sandberg MB, Nybo M. Verification of the hemolysis index measurement: imprecision, accuracy, measuring range, reference interval and impact of implementing analytically and clinically derived sample rejection criteria. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2020; 80:580-589. [DOI: 10.1080/00365513.2020.1818281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Charlotte Gils
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Clinical Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Clinical Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Danese E, Negrini D, Pucci M, De Nitto S, Ambrogi D, Donzelli S, Lievens PMJ, Salvagno GL, Lippi G. Bile Acids Quantification by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Method Validation, Reference Range, and Interference Study. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020; 10:diagnostics10070462. [PMID: 32645999 PMCID: PMC7399932 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10070462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Bile acids (BA) play a pivotal role in cholesterol metabolism. Their blood concentration has also been proposed as new prognostic and diagnostic indicator of hepatobiliary, intestinal, and cardiovascular disease. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) currently represents the gold standard for analysis of BA profile in biological samples. We report here development and validation of a LC-MS/MS technique for simultaneously quantifying 15 BA species in serum samples. We also established a reference range for adult healthy subjects (n = 130) and performed a preliminary evaluation of in vitro and in vivo interference. The method displayed good linearity, with high regression coefficients (>0.99) over a range of 5 ng/mL (lower limit of quantification, LLOQ) and 5000 ng/mL for all analytes tested. The accuracies were between 85-115%. Both intra- and inter-assay imprecision was <10%. The recoveries ranged between 92-110%. Each of the tested BA species (assessed on three concentrations) were stable for 15 days at room temperature, 4 °C, and -20 °C. The in vitro study did not reveal any interference from triglycerides, bilirubin, or cell-free hemoglobin. The in vivo interference study showed that pools obtained from hyper-cholesterolemic patients and hyper-bilirubinemic patients due to post-hepatic jaundice for benign cholestasis, cholangiocarcinoma and pancreatic head tumors had clearly distinct patterns of BA concentrations compared with a pool obtained from samples of healthy subjects. In conclusion, this study proposes a new suitable candidate method for identification and quantitation of BA in biological samples and provides new insight into a number of variables that should be taken into account when investigating pathophysiological changes of BA in human diseases.
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- Elisa Danese
- Clinical Biochemistry Section, Department of Neurological, Biomedical and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.P.); (S.D.N.); (G.L.S.); (G.L.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University-Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- Clinical Biochemistry Section, Department of Neurological, Biomedical and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.P.); (S.D.N.); (G.L.S.); (G.L.)
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- Clinical Biochemistry Section, Department of Neurological, Biomedical and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.P.); (S.D.N.); (G.L.S.); (G.L.)
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- Waters S.p.a. Sesto San Giovanni, 20099 Milano, Italy; (D.A.); (S.D.)
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- Waters S.p.a. Sesto San Giovanni, 20099 Milano, Italy; (D.A.); (S.D.)
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- Experimental Biology Section, Department of Neurological, Biomedical and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
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- Clinical Biochemistry Section, Department of Neurological, Biomedical and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.P.); (S.D.N.); (G.L.S.); (G.L.)
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- Clinical Biochemistry Section, Department of Neurological, Biomedical and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.P.); (S.D.N.); (G.L.S.); (G.L.)
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Marques-Garcia F. Methods for Hemolysis Interference Study in Laboratory Medicine - A Critical Review. EJIFCC 2020; 31:85-97. [PMID: 32256292 PMCID: PMC7109502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
Abstract
Hemolysis represents an important source of error associated with the pre-analytical phase. Improving the protocols for detection, measurement, management of the parameters affected by the interference, and differentiation between hemolysis in vivo and in vitro, would favor a personalized management of hemolysis by increasing patient safety. For this, it is essential to agree on the definition of "hemolysis". From this definition, a critical point is to establish cut-offs of hemolysis management for each analyte studied in the clinical laboratory. Thus, in this review, the main methods described in the literature developed for obtaining a hemolysate are grouped, that simulate in controlled laboratory protocols what happens with a hemolyzed sample of a patient. These methods are grouped into 3 categories according to their basis of lysing cells: freezing-thawing, osmotic shock and shear stress. In addition to development and improvement of methods for the study of hemolysis, it is necessary to carry out comparative studies to determine which one offers the best capabilities. Harmonization of the methods will allow to include them in working guidelines. All these strategies will allow to move from managing hemolysis on whole-sample basis to customize it analyte by analyte.
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- Fernando Marques-Garcia
- Corresponding author: Fernando Marques-Garcia Department of Clinical Biochemistry University Hospital of Salamanca Spain E-mail:
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He S, Kang F, Wang W, Chen B, Wang Z. National survey on delta checks in clinical laboratories in China. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 58:569-576. [PMID: 31927514 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2019-1131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Abstract
Background
This study aimed to understand the status quo of delta checks in Chinese clinical laboratories through a nationwide online survey.
Methods
The survey was divided into two parts. The first part was a general situation survey in which clinical laboratories had to provide information about the laboratories, including delta checks used. In the second part, clinical laboratories were asked to record the delta check alerts generated in their laboratories from June 1st, 2019 to June 30th, 2019.
Results
The most frequently used analytes in delta checks were potassium (K), glucose (Glu), creatinine (Cre) for clinical chemistry and hemoglobin (Hgb), platelet (PLT) count and white blood cell (WBC) count for clinical hematology. The median maximum time interval between specimens for all analytes was 5 days. The most commonly used delta check calculation modes in Chinese clinical laboratories were percentage change and absolute change. K and Hgb were the analytes most involved in clinical chemistry and clinical hematology delta check alerts. The most common causes of delta check alerts were that the patients had received treatment, which was followed by the change in the patient’s physiological state and interference from hemolysis, lipemia and icterus. The two most common outcomes of delta check alerts were ‘no problems found, standard report issued’ and ‘no problems found, report issued with comment’.
Conclusions
This study was the first nationwide survey of delta checks in China, the results of which help us to understand the current situation of delta checks in Chinese clinical laboratories.
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- Shukang He
- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Beijing Clinet Information and Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, P.R. China
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- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Interference of hemolysis, hyperlipidemia, and icterus on plasma infrared spectral profile. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 412:805-810. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-02312-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Simundic AM, Baird G, Cadamuro J, Costelloe SJ, Lippi G. Managing hemolyzed samples in clinical laboratories. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2019; 57:1-21. [PMID: 31603708 DOI: 10.1080/10408363.2019.1664391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Hemolysis is conventionally defined as membrane disruption of red blood cells and other blood cells that is accompanied by subsequent release of intracellular components into the serum or plasma. It accounts for over 60% of blood sample rejections in the laboratory and is the most common preanalytical error in laboratory medicine. Hemolysis can occur both in vivo and in vitro. Intravascular hemolysis (in vivo) is always associated with an underlying pathological condition or disease, and thus careful steps should always be taken by the laboratory to exclude in vivo hemolysis with confidence. In vitro hemolysis, on the other hand, is highly preventable. It may occur at all stages of the preanalytical phase (i.e. sample collection, transport, handling and storage), and may lead to clinically relevant, yet spurious, changes in patient results by interfering with laboratory measurements. Hemolysis interference is exerted through several mechanisms: (1) spectrophotometric interference, (2) release of intracellular components, (3) sample dilution and (4) chemical interference. The degree of interference observed depends on the level of hemolysis and also on the assay methodology. Recent evidence shows that preanalytical practices related to detection and management of hemolyzed samples are highly heterogeneous and need to be standardized. The Working Group for Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE) of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) has published many recommendations for facilitating standardization and improvement of this important preanalytical issue. Some key EFLM WG-PRE publications related to hemolysis involve: (i) a call for more transparency and some practical recommendations for improving the harmonization of the automatic assessment of serum indices and their clinical usefulness, specifically the hemolysis index (H-index), (ii) recommendations on how to manage local quality assurance of serum or plasma hemolysis/icterus/lipemia-indices (HIL-indices) and (iii) recommendations on how to detect and manage hemolyzed samples in clinical chemistry testing. In this review we provide a comprehensive overview of hemolysis, including its causes and effects on clinical laboratory assays. Furthermore, we list and discuss the most recent recommendations aimed at managing hemolyzed samples in everyday practice. Given the high prevalence of hemolyzed blood samples, the associated costs, the great heterogeneity in how hemolysis is handled across healthcare settings, countries and continents, and increasing patient cross-border mobility, standardization and quality improvement processes aimed at combatting this important preanalytical problem are clearly warranted.
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- Ana-Maria Simundic
- Department of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital "Sveti Duh", University of Zagreb, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Cadamuro J, Lippi G, von Meyer A, Ibarz M, van Dongen E, Cornes M, Nybo M, Vermeersch P, Grankvist K, Guimaraes JT, Kristensen GBB, de la Salle B, Simundic AM. European survey on preanalytical sample handling - Part 2: Practices of European laboratories on monitoring and processing haemolytic, icteric and lipemic samples. On behalf of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for the Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE). Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2019; 29:020705. [PMID: 31223259 PMCID: PMC6559623 DOI: 10.11613/bm.2019.020705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction No guideline currently exists on how to detect or document haemolysis, icterus or lipemia (HIL) in blood samples, nor on subsequent use of this information. The EFLM WG-PRE has performed a survey for assessing current practices of European laboratories in HIL monitoring. This second part of two coherent articles is focused on HIL. Materials and methods An online survey, containing 39 questions on preanalytical issues, was disseminated among EFLM member countries. Seventeen questions exclusively focused on assessment, management and follow-up actions of HIL in routine blood samples. Results Overall, 1405 valid responses from 37 countries were received. A total of 1160 (86%) of all responders stating to analyse blood samples - monitored HIL. HIL was mostly checked in clinical chemistry samples and less frequently in those received for coagulation, therapeutic drug monitoring and serology/infectious disease testing. HIL detection by automatic HIL indices or visual inspection, along with haemolysis cut-offs definition, varied widely among responders. A quarter of responders performing automated HIL checks used internal quality controls. In haemolytic/icteric/lipemic samples, most responders (70%) only rejected HIL-sensitive parameters, whilst about 20% released all test results with general comments. Other responders did not analysed but rejected the entire sample, while some released all tests, without comments. Overall, 26% responders who monitored HIL were using this information for monitoring phlebotomy or sample transport quality. Conclusion Strategies for monitoring and treating haemolytic, icteric or lipemic samples are quite heterogeneous in Europe. The WG-PRE will use these insights for developing and providing recommendations aimed at harmonizing strategies across Europe.
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- Janne Cadamuro
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Section of Clinical Chemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG and Klinikum St. Marien, Weiden and Amberg, Germany
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, IRBLleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.,Section of Clinical Chemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.,Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG and Klinikum St. Marien, Weiden and Amberg, Germany.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, IRBLleida, Lleida, Spain.,Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Clinical Chemistry Department, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, UK.,Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Clinical Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Medical Biosciences, Clinical Chemistry, Umea University, Umea, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Pathology, São João Hospital Center, Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, and EPI Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Norwegian Quality Improvement of laboratory examinations (Noklus), Bergen, Norway.,UK NEQAS Haematology, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, operating UK NEQAS for Haematology and Transfusion, Watford, UK.,Department of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital Sveti Duh, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinical Chemistry Department, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, UK
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Clinical Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Biosciences, Clinical Chemistry, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, São João Hospital Center, Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, and EPI Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Norwegian Quality Improvement of laboratory examinations (Noklus), Bergen, Norway
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- UK NEQAS Haematology, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, operating UK NEQAS for Haematology and Transfusion, Watford, UK
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital Sveti Duh, Zagreb, Croatia
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Park S. Improvement of biosensor accuracy using an interference index detection system to minimize the interference effects caused by icterus and hemolysis in blood samples. Analyst 2019; 144:5223-5231. [DOI: 10.1039/c9an00555b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An IID system was developed to improve the measurement accuracy of biosensors used in clinical applications by removing the optical characteristics of interference caused by icterus and hemolysis in blood samples.
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- Sungha Park
- IVD R&D Group
- IVD Business Team
- Health and Medical Equipment Division
- Samsung Electronics Co
- Ltd
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