Author/Authors :
Kaya, Zühre Gazi Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Pediatrik Hematoloji Bilim Dalı, Turkey
Abstract :
Complete blood count (CBC) tests are rapid, inexpensive and universally available, and often aid primary clinicians with decision making about patients with several disorders. Thus the rapid availability of the results of CBC could provide considerable advantage for both patients and clinicians. Furthermore, physicians can also avoid unnecessary peripheral blood smear examination using CBC parameters. Many hematology analyzers, which enabled us simultaneously, measure several different CBC parameters, are available for early diagnosis. Herein the impact of both pre and post analytic variations on the interpretation of the CBC results with case reports are reviewed in the light of the latest literature.
