Accuracy of platelet counting by automated hematologic analyzers in acute leukemia and disseminated intravascular coagulation: Potential effects of platelet activation

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 634-647

  Kim, Seon Young ^a   Kim, Ji Eun ^a   Kim, Hyun Kyung ^a   Han, Kyou Sup ^a   Toh, Cheng Hock ^b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Platelet activation; Platelet count

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BLOOD; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EVALUATION STUDY; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LEUKEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PLATELET COUNT;

EID: 77957367440     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP88JYLRCSRXPP     Document Type: Article

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