HemoCue photometer: a better alternative of hemoglobin estimation in blood donors?
HemoCue photometer: a better alternative of hemoglobin estimation in blood donors?
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DOI：
10.1007/s12288-008-0041-8
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2008-12-01
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Shahid, Mohd
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Akhtar, Kafil;Sherwani, Rana K;Shahid, Mohd
PURPOSE OF STUDY: To find out the prevalence of anemia in potential blood donors and to compare the direct cynmethemoglobin and HemoCue methods for assessing hemoglobin concentration.MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study group included 540 potential blood donors; who were tested for their hemoglobin concentration in capillary blood samples by direct cynmethemoglobin and HemoCue methods.RESULTS: Average age of the potential donors was 39.2 year, with 505 males and 35 females. Mean hemoglobin concentration using the HemoCue was 13.2 ± 2.4 g/dl and 12.8 ± 2.3 g/dl with the direct cynmethemoglobin method (Table 1). The prevalence of anemia was slightly higher when using the direct cynmethemoglobin method (14.1%) as compared to HemoCue method (13.6%). The sensitivity and specificity for the HemoCue assessment was 94.1% and 95.2% respectively as compared to 90.1% and 94.2% respectively for the direct cynmethemoglobin method.CONCLUSION: Photometric hemoglobin determination (HemoCue) combines the convenience of onsite testing with sufficient accuracy and rapidity. We feel this is a better method for evaluating potential blood donors.
