Analysis of the Causes on PDW Results Disappeared in Automatic Hematology Analyzer and the Evaluation of Platelet Result / 现代检验医学杂志

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Objective To investigate the causes on platelet distribution width (PDW)results not shown in the automatic he-matology analyzer and evaluate the accuracy of the platelet results of these samples with the automatic hematology analyzer. Methods The platelet morphology was observed in microscope for the specimen which PDW were not shown in the auto-matic hematology analyzer.And the platelet results counted in microscope were statistically compared with that in the auto-matic hematology analyzer.Results In the 200 specimens which PDW were not shown in automatic hematology analyzer, there were 104 specimens(52%)in which large platelet was found,36 cases(18%)in which platelet aggregation was visible, 28 cases(14%)in which the microcytes or erythrocyte debris could be seen,32 cases(16%)in which the obvious abnormal was not found.The platelet results counted in microscope for the specimens,in which large platelets,platelet aggregation or microcytes were found,were very different with the results counted with the automatic hematology analyzer(P < 0.05).The PDW of the 200 specimens were rechecked in the automatic hematology analyzer.And 64 cases (32%)PDW results were got,of which 55 cases(85.9%)PDW results were beyond the normal range.Conclusion The main causes for the PDW not shown in automatic hematology analyzer includes large platelets,platelets aggregation and microcytes etc.The platelet re-sults in these specimens by automatic hematology analyzer were different with that counted in microscope.Therefore,the platelet of these specimens should be counted in microscope.