TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of the automated leukocyte differential count in emergency department patients
AU - Rimarenko, Seraphim
AU - Castella, Antonio
AU - Salzberg, Marc R.
AU - Strand, Calvin L.
PY - 1987/5
Y1 - 1987/5
N2 - This study compares the results of the leukocyte three-part differential count as determined by the Coulter S-Plus IV in 104 consecutive patient samples from the emergency department with results obtained by conventional visual differential. A high rate (40%) of instrument rejection was found, reflecting the high prevalence of disease and hematologic abnormalities in the patient population. No clinically significant abnormality went undetected, demonstrating that the automatedleukocyte three-part differential is effective as a screening test in the emergency department patient population.
AB - This study compares the results of the leukocyte three-part differential count as determined by the Coulter S-Plus IV in 104 consecutive patient samples from the emergency department with results obtained by conventional visual differential. A high rate (40%) of instrument rejection was found, reflecting the high prevalence of disease and hematologic abnormalities in the patient population. No clinically significant abnormality went undetected, demonstrating that the automatedleukocyte three-part differential is effective as a screening test in the emergency department patient population.
KW - Differential leukocyte count
KW - leukocyte three-part differential
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U2 - 10.1016/0735-6757(87)90317-2
DO - 10.1016/0735-6757(87)90317-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 3580048
AN - SCOPUS:0023334144
SN - 0735-6757
VL - 5
SP - 187
EP - 189
JO - American Journal of Emergency Medicine
JF - American Journal of Emergency Medicine
IS - 3
ER -