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Unreliable Automated Complete Blood Count Results: Causes, Recognition, And Resolution, Gene Gulati, Guldeep Uppal, Jerald Z. Gong
Unreliable Automated Complete Blood Count Results: Causes, Recognition, And Resolution, Gene Gulati, Guldeep Uppal, Jerald Z. Gong
Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers
Automated hematology analyzers generate accurate complete blood counts (CBC) results on nearly all specimens. However, every laboratory encounters, at times, some specimens that yield no or inaccurate result(s) for one or more CBC parameters even when the analyzer is functioning properly and the manufacturer's instructions are followed to the letter. Inaccurate results, which may adversely affect patient care, are clinically unreliable and require the attention of laboratory professionals. Laboratory professionals must recognize unreliable results, determine the possible cause(s), and be acquainted with the ways to obtain reliable results on such specimens. We present a concise overview of the known causes …