Reference intervals of extended erythrocyte and reticulocyte parameters

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 941-948

  Hoffmann, Johannes J M L ^a   Van Den Broek, Nicole M A ^b   Curvers, Joyce ^b  

^a ABBOTT GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^b Diagnostiek voor U Laboratory   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bhattacharya statistics; Cellular hemoglobin; Erythrocyte; Reference interval; Reticulocyte; Stability

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALCULATION; CELL LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE PARAMETERS; ERYTHROCYTE SHAPE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; RETICULOCYTE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RETICULOCYTES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867813560     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2011-0796     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Wintrobe MM. The size and hemoglobin content of the erythro-cyte: methods of determination and clinical application (reprinted from 1932). J Lab Clin Med 1990;115:374-87.
2. Kim YR, Ornstein L. Isovolumetric sphering of erythrocytes for more accurate and precise cell volume measurement by flow cytometry. Cytometry 1983;3:419-27.
3. Tycko DH, Metz MH, Epstein EA, Grinbaum A. Flow-cytometric light scattering measurement of red blood cell volume and hemoglobin concentration. Appl Opt 1985;24:1355-65.
4. Brugnara C, Hipp MJ, Irving PJ, Lathrop H, Lee PA, Minchello EM, et al. Automated reticulocyte counting and measurement of reticulocyte cellular indices. Evaluation of the Miles H*3 blood analyzer. Am J Clin Pathol 1994;102:623-32.
5. Macdougall IC, Cavill I, Hulme B, Bain B, McGregor E, McKay P, et al. Detection of functional iron deficiency during erythro-poietin treatment: a new approach. Br Med J 1992;304:225-6.
6. Brugnara C, Laufer MR, Friedman AJ, Bridges K, Platt O. Reticulocyte hemoglobin content (CHr): early indicator of iron deficiency and response to therapy. Blood 1994;83:3100-1.
7. Pati AR, Patton WN, Harris RI. The use of the Technicon H1 in the diagnosis of hereditary spherocytosis. Clin Lab Haematol 1989;11:27-30.
8. Gilsanz F, Ricard MP, Millan I. Diagnosis of hereditary sphero-cytosis with dual-angle differential light scattering. Am J Clin Pathol 1993;100:119-22.
9. Pilar Ricard M, Gilsanz F. Assessment of the severity of hereditary spherocytosis using routine haematological data obtained with dual angle laser scattering cytometry. Clin Lab Haematol 1996;18:75-8.
10. Urrechaga E. Discriminant value of % microcytic/% hypochro-mic ratio in the differential diagnosis of microcytic anemia. Clin Chem Lab Med 2008;46:1752-8.
11. Urrechaga E. Red blood cell microcytosis and hypochromia in the differential diagnosis of iron deficiency and β-thalassaemia trait. Int J Lab Hematol 2009;31:528-34.
12. Rehu M, Ahonen S, Punnonen K. The diagnostic accuracy of the percentage of hypochromic red blood cells (% HYPOm) and cellular hemoglobin in reticulocytes (CHr) in differentiating iron deficiency anemia and anemia of chronic diseases. Clin Chim Acta 2011;412:1809-13.
13. Buttarello M, Temporin V, Ceravolo R, Farina G, Bulian P. The new reticulocyte parameter RET-Y of the Sysmex XE 2100: its use in the diagnosis and monitoring of posttreatment sideropenic anemia. Am J Clin Pathol 2004;121:489-95.
14. Franck S, Linssen J, Messinger M, Thomas L. Potential utility of Ret-Y in the diagnosis of iron-restricted erythropoiesis. Clin Chem 2004;50:1240-2.
15. Noronha JF, Grotto HZ. Measurement of reticulocyte and red blood cell indices in patients with iron deficiency anemia and beta-thalassemia minor. Clin Chem Lab Med 2005;43:195-7.
16. Maconi M, Cavalca L, Danise P, Cardarelli F, Brini M. Erythrocyte and reticulocyte indices in iron deficiency in chronic kidney disease: comparison of two methods. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2009;69:365-70.
17. Jonckheere S, Dierick J, Vanhouteghem H, Devleeschouwer M, Stove V. Erythrocyte indices in the assessment of iron status in dialysis-dependent patients with end-stage renal disease on continuous erythropoietin receptor activator versus epoetin beta therapy. Acta Haematol 2010;124:27-33.
18. Miwa N, Akiba T, Kimata N, Hamaguchi Y, Arakawa Y, Tamura T, et al. Usefulness of measuring reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent in the management of haemodialysis patients with iron defi-ciency. Int J Lab Hematol 2010;32:248-55.
19. Ermens AA, Hoffmann JJ, Krockenberger M, Van Wijk EM. New erythrocyte and reticulocyte parameters on CELL-DYN Sapphire: analytical and pre-analytical aspects. Int J Lab Hematol 2012;34:doi:10.1111/j.1751-553X.2011.01391.x.
20. Buttarello M, Pajola R, Novello E, Rebeschini M, Cantaro S, Oliosi F, et al. Diagnosis of iron deficiency in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Am J Clin Pathol 2010;133:949-54.
21. Imeri F, Herklotz R, Risch L, Arbetsleitner C, Zerlauth M, Risch GM, et al. Stability of hematological analytes depends on the hematology analyser used: a stability study with Bayer Advia 120, Beckman Coulter LH 750 and Sysmex XE 2100. Clin Chim Acta 2008;397:68-71.
22. Bhattacharya CG. A simple method of resolution of a distribution into gaussian components. Biometrics 1967;23:115-35.
23. CLSI. Defining, establishing, and verifying reference intervals in the clinical laboratory; approved guideline-third edition. CLSI document C28-A3. Wayne, PA: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, 2008.
24. Choi CW, Cho WR, Park KH, Choi IK, Seo JH, Kim BS, et al. The cut-off value of serum ferritin for the diagnosis of iron deficiency in community-residing older persons. Ann Hematol 2005;84:358-61.
25. Schuepbach RA, Bestmann L, Béchir M, Fehr J, Bachli EB. High prevalence of iron deficiency among educated hospital employees in Switzerland. Int J Biomed Sci 2011;7:150-7.
26. Schoonjans F, Zalata A, Depuydt CE, Comhaire FH. MedCalc: a new computer program for medical statistics. Comp Meth Programs Biomed 1995;48:257-62.
27. Bain BJ, Bates I, Laffan MA, Lewis SM, editors. Dacie and Lewis practical haematology, 11th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2011.
28. Thomas C, Thomas L. Biochemical markers and hematologic indices in the diagnosis of functional iron deficiency. Clin Chem 2002;48:1066-76.
29. Brugnara C, Schiller B, Moran J. Reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent Ret He and assessment of iron-deficient states. Clin Lab Haematol 2006;28:303-8.
30. Ichihara K, Boyd JC. An appraisal of statistical procedures used in derivation of reference intervals. Clin Chem Lab Med 2010;48:1537-51.
31. Radtke H, Meyer T, Kalus U, Rocker L, Salama A, Kiesewetter H, et al. Rapid identification of iron deficiency in blood donors with red cell indexes provided by Advia 120. Transfusion 2005;45:5-10.
32. Naus AJ, Borst A, Kuppens PS. The use of patient data for the calculation of reference values for some haematological parameters. J Clin Chem Lab Med 1980;18:621-5.
33. Baadenhuijsen H, Smit JC. Indirect estimation of clinical chemical reference intervals from total hospital patient data: application of a modified Bhattacharya procedure. J Clin Chem Lab Med 1985;23:829-39.
34. Oosterhuis WP, Modderman TA, Pronk C. Reference values: Bhattacharya or the method proposed by the IFCC ? Ann Clin Biochem 1990;27:359-65.
35. Kairisto V, Hanninen KP, Leino A, Pulkki K, Peltola O, Nanto V, et al. Generation of reference values for cardiac enzymes from hospital admission laboratory data. Eur J Clin Chem Clin Biochem 1994;32:789-96.
36. Haeckel R, Wosniok W, Arzideh F. A plea for intra-laboratory reference limits. Part 1. General considerations and concepts for determination. Clin Chem Lab Med 2007;45:1033-42.
37. Katayev A, Balciza C, Seccombe DW. Establishing reference intervals for clinical laboratory test results. Is there a better way ? Amer J Clin Pathol 2010;133:180-6.
38. Holyoake TL, Stott DJ, McKay PJ, Hendry A, MacDonald JB, Lucie NP. Use of plasma ferritin concentration to diagnose iron deficiency in elderly patients. J Clin Pathol 1993;46:60.
39. Van Den Bossche J, Devreese K, Malfait R, Van De Vyvere M, Wauters A, Neels H, et al. Reference intervals for a complete blood count determined on different automated haematology analysers: ABX Pentra 120 Retic, Coulter Gen-S, Sysmex SE 9500, Abbott Cell Dyn 4000 and Bayer Advia 120. Clin Chem Lab Med 2002;40:69-73.
40. David O, Grillo A, Ceoloni B, Cavallo F, Podda G, Biancotti PP, et al. Analysis of red cell parameters on the Sysmex XE 2100 and ADVIA 120 in iron deficiency and in uraemic chronic disease. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2006;66:113-20.
41. Kotisaari S, Romppanen J, Penttilä I, Punnonen K. The Advia 120 red blood cells and reticulocyte indices are useful in diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia. Eur J Haematol 2002;68:150-6.
42. Ljung T, Bäck R, Hellström LE. Hypochromic red blood cells in low-risk myelodysplastic syndromes: effects of treatment with hemopoietic growth factors. Haematologica 2004;89:1446-53.
43. Cheng CK, Chan J, Cembrowski GS, Van AO. Complete blood count reference interval diagrams derived from NHANES III: stratification by age, sex, and race. Lab Hematol 2004;10:42-53.
44. Ittermann T, Roser M, Wood G, Preez H, Lüdemann J, Völzke H, et al. Reference intervals for eight measurands of the blood count in a large population based study. Clin Lab 2010;56:9-19.