Canadian Laboratory Initiative on Pediatric Reference Interval Database (CALIPER): pediatric reference intervals for an integrated clinical chemistry and immunoassay analyzer, Abbott ARCHITECT ci8200.
OBJECTIVE
A comprehensive set of age- and gender-specific pediatric reference intervals is essential for accurate interpretation of laboratory tests in a pediatric setting.


METHODS
1459 serum/plasma from children attending select outpatient clinics and deemed to be metabolically stable, were collected from five age groups; 0-12 months, 1-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-14 years and 15-20 years. Samples were analyzed for 24 chemistries and 15 immunoassays on ARCHITECT ci8200.


RESULTS
Reference intervals were established according to CLSI/IFCC C28-P3 guidelines by the Robust statistical method. The ranges reflect the central 95% confidence intervals for the population tested. Age and gender were partitioned using the Harris-Boyd method.


CONCLUSIONS
While these intervals are ci8200 method specific, they not only provide robust intervals for users of this system but are also useful for any laboratory requiring pediatric intervals if they can be shown to be transferable and if validated for the local patient population.
Chan
Man Khun
MK
Clinical Biochemistry Division, Department of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Canada M5G 1X8.
Seiden-Long
Isolde
I
Aytekin
Mujdat
M
Quinn
Frank
F
Ravalico
Tricia
T
Ambruster
David
D
Adeli
Khosrow
K