The Near-Patient Testing Instrument HemoScreen can be used for Rapid Evaluation of Peripheral Blood Cell Counts in Patients with COVID-19

Objectives: Analysis of peripheral blood cell counts are important in the workup of patients with suspected Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Blood cell counts are usually analyzed on large cell counters that require transport of the samples. Point-of-care (POC) testing reduces the test-turnaround times. The aim of the present study was to evaluate if the HemoScreen™instrument could be used for point of care testing of blood samples from COVID-19 patients. Methods: We compared CBC results from 49 patients with COVID-19 infections analyzed with HemoScreen™ and Sysmex XN-9000. Results: There were strong correlations between the results obtained with Sysmex XN-9000 and HemoScreen™ according to Deming correlations for White Blood Cells (WBC): WBCHemoScreen™ = 0.944* WBCSysmex - 0.093; r2 = 0.988, Neutrophils: NeutrophilsHemoScreen™= 1.029* NeutrophilsSysmex + 0.090; r2 = 0.957, Lymphocytes: LymphocytesHemoScreen™ = 0.944* LymphocytesSysmex - 0.107; r2 = 0.964, Platelets (PLT): PLTHemoScreen™ = 1.056* PLTSysmex + 9.468; r2 = 0.988, and Red blood cells (RBC) RBCHemoScreen™ = 0.955* RBCSysmex - 0.003; r2 = 0.991. Conclusions: The HemoScreen™ instrument provided fast and accurate test results when analyzing blood samples from COVID-19 patients. This instrument can be used in settings where the transport time to the central laboratory from remote locations such as field hospitals can be long.

Hultström, MichaelUppsala universitet,Anestesiologi och intensivvård (författare)
Frithiof, RobertUppsala universitet,Anestesiologi och intensivvård (författare)
Lipcsey, MiklosUppsala universitet,Anestesiologi och intensivvård (författare)
Larsson, AndersUppsala universitet,Klinisk kemi (författare)
Uppsala universitetKlinisk kemi (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Family Medicine and Primary Care: Open Access: Gavin Publishers7:1, s. 1-72688-7460

Av författaren/redakt...: Karawajczyk, Mal ...; Hultström, Micha ...; Frithiof, Robert; Lipcsey, Miklos; Larsson, Anders

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