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BACKGROUND: The estimated glomerular filtration rate is a rather important measurement for patients under intensive care, since they often receive several drugs, and impaired renal function may result in misleading dosing. The estimated glomerular filtration is derived from mathematical models using serum creatinine, a measurement that suffers interference of some drugs, such as metamizole. This study intended to evaluate the impact on patient stratification for dose adjustment of two antimicrobials (meropenem and vancomycin) caused by metamizole interference in creatinine measurement by dry chemistry. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a group of 108 hospitalized patients under metamizole prescriptions at fixed intervals. Serum creatinine concentrations were determined by enzymatic dry chemistry and Jaffé assays, and the estimated glomerular filtration rate was calculated through the CKD-EPI equation. Patients were stratified in groups according to their estimated glomerular filtration rate for drug dosing of vancomycin and meropenem. RESULTS: Creatinine values were significantly lower in measurements performed by the dry chemistry method in comparison to Jaffé assay (P < 0.0001) when patients are under metamizole treatment. A significant bias (-40.3%) was observed between those two methods, leading to a significant difference (P < 0.0001) in patient classification according to renal function using the CKD-EPI equation for dosing adjustment. CONCLUSIONS: During the validity of metamizole treatment, the stratification for drug dosing by the estimated glomerular filtration rate is not reliable if the creatinine measurement is done through dry chemistry. Clinical and laboratory staff must be aware of these limitations and cooperate to optimize pharmacotherapy.
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Creatinine/blood , Dipyrone , Glomerular Filtration Rate , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Cross-Sectional Studies , Dipyrone/administration & dosage , Dipyrone/adverse effects , Dipyrone/pharmacokinetics , Female , Humans , Male , Meropenem/administration & dosage , Meropenem/adverse effects , Meropenem/pharmacokinetics , Middle Aged , Vancomycin/administration & dosage , Vancomycin/adverse effects , Vancomycin/pharmacokineticsSubject(s)
Critical Care , Hemoglobins/metabolism , Reticulocytes/metabolism , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Reticulocyte Count , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
Objetivo: Analisar os testes de coagulação: tempo de protrombina (TP) e tempo de tromboplastina parcial (TTP) em diferentes tempos de centrifugação da amostra da biológica, com relação ao protocolo padrão do Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Métodos: As amostras foram divididas em cinco alíquotas de 1 mL. Foi realizada a centrifugação em 15, 10, 5, 2 e 1 minuto, com velocidade de 1500 g. O TP e TTP foram imediatamente analisados em aparelho automatizado. Os plasmas foram analisados para presença de elementos residuais: eritrócitos, leucócitos e plaquetas. Resultados: Observou-se alteração dos valores do TP nos tempos de centrifugação 10, 5, 2 e 1 minuto e do TTP em 5, 2 e 1 minuto, com relação ao protocolo padrão. Na interpretação de Bland Altman, observou-se um viés significativo do limite clínico aceitável para o TP e para o TTP em todos os tempos de centrifugação, com relação ao protocolo padrão. Apenas no tempo de centrifugação de 15 minutos não foram encontradas células residuais nas amostras analisadas. Conclusão: O tempo de centrifugação de 15 minutos é o ideal para remoção completa das células sanguíneas residuais e para garantia da confiabilidade dos resultados dos testes de coagulação TP e TTP.
Objective: To analyze the coagulation tests: prothrombin test (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) in different centrifugation times of the sample, in relation to the standard protocol of the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Methods: The selected samples were splitted up into five aliquots of 1 mL. Centrifugation of these aliquots was carried out at 15, 10, 5, 2 and 1 minute at 1500 g. The PT and PTT were analyzed in an automated apparatus. The plasmas were analyzed for presence of residual elements: erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets. Results: The results showed a change in the values of PT at the 10, 5, 2 and 1 minute centrifugation times and the PTT at 5, 2 and 1 minutes, relative to the standard protocol. In the interpretation of Bland Altman, a significant bias of the acceptable clinical limit for TP and TTP at all centrifugation times was observed, relative to the standard protocol. Only in the 15 minute centrifugation time no residual cells were found in the analyzed samples. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated that the 15-minute centrifugation time is ideal for complete removal of residual blood cells and to ensure the reliability of the results of the PT and PTT coagulation
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Humans , Male , Female , Prothrombin Time , Blood Coagulation Tests , CentrifugationABSTRACT
Objetivo: Comparar resultados de contagens plaquetárias de indivíduos hospitalizados realizadas por impedância (PLT-I) e metodologia óptica fluorescente (PLT-O). Métodos: Em estudo retrospectivo, foram avaliados dados sequenciais arquivados de contagens plaquetárias de trezentos indivíduos adultos hospitalizados, incluindo casos de anemias microcíticas e hemolíticas, neoplasias hematológicas, entre outras doenças. Todos os casos continham contagens de plaquetas PLT-I e PLT-O realizadas no equipamento Sysmex XE-5000. Resultados: Não houve diferença significativa entre os valores de contagens plaquetárias entre a PLT-I e PLT-O (p=0,614). Quando avaliamos os valores de plaquetas entre diferentes grupos em relação às metodologias, não houve diferença entre as contagens plaquetárias naqueles com VCM abaixo de 80 fL (p=0,936), VCM abaixo de 70 (p=0,821), plaquetas abaixo de 100×109/L (p=0,369) e plaquetas abaixo de 50×109/L (p=0,314). Além disso, a correlação entre PLT-I e PLT-O foi forte. Conclusão: Os valores de contagens plaquetárias, provenientes de pacientes não saudáveis, realizadas no analisador XE-5000 pelos métodos óptico e impedância, mostraram forte correlação e boa concordância.