title: Mean corpuscular volume-dependent deviations in red blood cell distribution width between Sysmex NE-8000 and SF-3000.
abstract: Values for red blood cell distribution width yield information concerning size heterogeneity of red blood cell populations. Comparative studies between various haematology analysers are obligatory to quantify apparatus-dependent deviations with respect to accuracy and subsequent consequences with respect to clinical interpretation of results. In this study a comparative assessment is performed between a Sysmex SF-3000 and NE-8000 Haematology Analyser. Fifty-four specimens with abnormal red blood cell volumes and a hundred specimens from apparently healthy subjects were assayed. Systematic deviations in values concerning red blood cell distribution width are demonstrated to show a tendency to decrease towards higher mean corpuscular volume values.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, Haematology and Immunology, Medical Centre Alkmaar, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Bartels
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schoorl
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006405:Hematology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D012016:Reference Values