Preanalytical requirements in hematology · Preanalytical issues in laboratory hematology 1....
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Preanalytical requirements in
hematology
Giuseppe Lippi, Verona, Italy
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Although it may look similar from the outside, hematology is
something (VERY) different from all other lab tests!
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Which is the anticoagulant of choice for
hematological testing?
• Na2EDTA
• K2EDTA
• K3EDTA
• Lithium-heparin
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• Clinical chemistry/immunochemistry: Serum of LH-Plasma
• Coagulation: Citrate Plasma
• Hematology: Whole Blood EDTA
We are basically using irreversibly
anticoagulated whole blood
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• The main property of EDTA, a polyprotic acid containing four
carboxylic acid groups and two amine groups with lone pair
electrons, is the ability to chelate or complex metal ions in 1:1
metal-EDTA complexes.
• As calcium ions are necessary for blood coagulation, the
specific association between the carboxylic groups of EDTA
and calcium is a reliable solution to prevent clotting and
stabilizing whole blood in a fluid form, as required for some
laboratory analyses.
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1. Of the three ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) salts,
potassium salts are the most readily soluble.
2. Tripotassium EDTA (K3EDTA) is dispensed as a liquid, and
thus causes:
• Specimen dilution
• Ted blood cell size variation
3. Therefore, dipotassium EDTA (K2EDTA) is recommended as
the anticoagulant of choice in specimen collection for blood
cell counting and sizing.
4. The amount of K2EDTA used in spry form is 1.5-2.2 mg/mL
(3.7-5.4 μmol/L).
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LABORATORY ERRORS
The “hourglass” model
Within-Laboratory ~10%
Extra-Laboratory ~90%
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Preanalytical issues in laboratory hematology
1. Fasting status
2. Posture
3. Physical activity
4. Type of blood tubes
5. Needle size
6. Venous stasis (tourniquet placement)
7. Sample mixing
8. Sample stability
9. Hemolysis
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Preanalytical issues in laboratory hematology
1. Fasting status
2. Posture
3. Physical activity
4. Type of blood tubes
5. Needle size
6. Venous stasis (tourniquet placement)
7. Sample mixing
8. Sample stability
9. Hemolysis
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Preanalytical issues in laboratory hematology
1. Fasting status
2. Posture
3. Physical activity
4. Type of blood tubes
5. Needle size
6. Venous stasis (tourniquet placement)
7. Sample mixing
8. Sample stability
9. Hemolysis
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Inpatient Outpatient Just arrived in the ED
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DAY 1 DAY 2
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Preanalytical issues in laboratory hematology
1. Fasting status
2. Posture
3. Physical activity
4. Type of blood tubes
5. Needle size
6. Venous stasis (tourniquet placement)
7. Sample mixing
8. Sample stability
9. Hemolysis
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Which is the correct answer regarding the
acute effect of physical activity?
• Hemoglobin is decreased
• Eosinophils are decreased
• Neutrophils are decreased
• All the above
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Preanalytical issues in laboratory hematology
1. Fasting status
2. Posture
3. Physical activity
4. Type of blood tubes
5. Needle size
6. Venous stasis (tourniquet placement)
7. Sample mixing
8. Sample stability
9. Hemolysis
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Preanalytical issues in laboratory hematology
1. Fasting status
2. Posture
3. Physical activity
4. Type of blood tubes
5. Needle size
6. Venous stasis (tourniquet placement)
7. Sample mixing
8. Sample stability
9. Hemolysis
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Preanalytical issues in laboratory hematology
1. Fasting status
2. Posture
3. Physical activity
4. Type of blood tubes
5. Needle size
6. Venous stasis (tourniquet placement)
7. Sample mixing
8. Sample stability
9. Hemolysis
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Which hematologic parameters can be biased
by prolonged venous stasis?
• Hemoglobin
• Rd blood cells
• Leukocytes
• All the above
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Preanalytical issues in laboratory hematology
1. Fasting status
2. Posture
3. Physical activity
4. Type of blood tubes
5. Needle size
6. Venous stasis (tourniquet placement)
7. Sample mixing
8. Sample stability
9. Hemolysis
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The paradigm: each sample must be appropriately mixed before testing.
The questions:
1. Is this true for hematology, as well?
2. How much shall we “shake” our small bottles?
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What shall we do so?
• No mix
• 4-6 mix
• As defined by the manufacturer
(raise your hand, bau-bau!)
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Step 18.1
Ideally, the number of full rotations should
correspond to manufacturers’ instruction.
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Preanalytical issues in laboratory hematology
1. Fasting status
2. Posture
3. Physical activity
4. Type of blood tubes
5. Needle size
6. Venous stasis (tourniquet placement)
7. Sample mixing
8. Sample stability
9. Hemolysis
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In vitro HEMOLYSIS
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Hemolytic specimens are frequent occurrence in laboratory
medicine.
• The prevalence is as high as 3.3% of all routine samples.
• They account for 40-70% of all unsuitable specimens.
• The are the first cause of unsuitable specimens, nearly five times higher
than the second.
• In vitro hemolysis remains the leading cause of unsuitable specimens
for:
• Both outpatient and inpatient samples
• Both routine and stat samples.
• Several tests that are unreliable on hemolyzed specimens are likely to
be suppressed.
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How frequent can hemolysis be in whole
blood specimens?
• <1%
• 1-2%
• 2-5%
• >5%
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No hemolysis
Hemolyzed
Fragments Injuried leukocytes
Anysocytosis
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Both equations displayed an area under the curve of
≥0.99 for identifying spurious hemolysis, much greater
than that of both RBC ghosts and immature platelet
fraction.
Ht/Hb x √MCV Ht/Hb x 100
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Sysmex XN
Ht/Hb x √MCV >0.026
Results flagged by the LIS
Sample centrifugation
VISUAL INSPECTION
No hemolysis Major hemolysis
RELEASE DATA (99.6%)
RECOLLECT SAMPLE
(0.4%)
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And what about… this?
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Ht 0.08 Hb 104 g/L
or
What we would expect?
Where is the truth?
Ht 0.08
Hb 104 g/L
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What is your guess?
• Sample dilution?
• Wrong anticoagulant?
• Cryoglobulins?
• Hemolysis?
• Analytical error?
(raise your hand, bau-bau!)
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And the winner is…
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Another «strange» case…
A 53-year-old woman was referred to the local hospital because of
thrombocytopenia detected incidentally.
Findings were:
- Platelet 19x109/L
- WBC 4.3x109/L
- Hb 94 g/L
- Instrument flag for “PLT clumps”
- Not use of alcohol or any drug
- No drug and food allergy
- No signs of hemorrhagic diathesis
- No other abnormal findings on physical examination
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What is your guess?
• Sample (partially) clotted?
• Wrong anticoagulant?
• Cryoglobulins?
• EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia?
• Analytical error?
(raise your hand, bau-bau!)
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And the winner is… Repeated samples
• Low PLT count in EDTA
• Normal PLT count in Citrate
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Thanks for your attention, and…
…enjoy the rest of the meeting!