Quality control and quality assurance of platelet counting.
The accuracy and precision of platelet counting using new automated blood cell analyzers is satisfactory. However, there are several errors in automated platelet counting. Careful review of blood cell histograms and peripheral blood films is necessary to avoid false platelet counts as well as to ensure a good quality control regimen.
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College of Medical Technology, Hokkaido University. Sapporo, Japan.
D001331:Automation; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010976:Platelet Count / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011786:Quality Control; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results