Complete blood count in neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU): Performance comparison between POCT Sight OLO® and Sysmex XN-9100™ hematology analyzers

Background and aims: The use of a POCT (Point Of Care Test) could help in reducing the impact of pre-analytical errors in particular in challenging newborn samples.The study purpose is to compare the POCT Sight OLO® hematology analyzer, validated for >3 months patients, with the reference system...

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Main Authors: Francesca Nencini, Alessandro Bonari, Sara Ciullini Mannurita, Alessandra Mongia, Francesca Romano, Maria Garieri, Edda Russo, Silvia Sastrucci, Graziella Marrani, Martina Tonelli, Stefano Salti, Niccola Funel, Amedeo Amedei, Carlo Dani, Alessandra Fanelli
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author Francesca Nencini
Alessandro Bonari
Sara Ciullini Mannurita
Alessandra Mongia
Francesca Romano
Maria Garieri
Edda Russo
Silvia Sastrucci
Graziella Marrani
Martina Tonelli
Stefano Salti
Niccola Funel
Amedeo Amedei
Carlo Dani
Alessandra Fanelli
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Alessandro Bonari
Sara Ciullini Mannurita
Alessandra Mongia
Francesca Romano
Maria Garieri
Edda Russo
Silvia Sastrucci
Graziella Marrani
Martina Tonelli
Stefano Salti
Niccola Funel
Amedeo Amedei
Carlo Dani
Alessandra Fanelli
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description Background and aims: The use of a POCT (Point Of Care Test) could help in reducing the impact of pre-analytical errors in particular in challenging newborn samples.The study purpose is to compare the POCT Sight OLO® hematology analyzer, validated for >3 months patients, with the reference system Sysmex XN-9100™ in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Material and methods: The two analyzers were compared through Passing-Bablok regression analysis and Bland-Altman plot. Results: We analyzed 65 blood samples, in detail 38 from adults and 27 from newborns.The regression analysis results performed in the newborn and adult patients showed a good agreement between the two instruments. The evaluation of the Bland-Altman plots showed comparable values of bias <10 % for the most of parameters.The evaluation of sample flags for the presence of distributional and morphological abnormalities showed a partial accordance between the two approaches, but the POCT exhibited good performance compared to the final report revised by the laboratory specialist. Conclusions: The comparison of the two instruments demonstrated that they provide comparable blood counts, also in patients aged <3 months. The POCT allows having reliable analytical data and faster turning around time, particularly useful in NICU.
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spelling doaj-art-8bdbee8413dc47d08e48afa8788b2a6a2025-08-20T02:50:48ZengElsevierPractical Laboratory Medicine2352-55172025-04-0144e0045310.1016/j.plabm.2025.e00453Complete blood count in neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU): Performance comparison between POCT Sight OLO® and Sysmex XN-9100™ hematology analyzersFrancesca Nencini0Alessandro Bonari1Sara Ciullini Mannurita2Alessandra Mongia3Francesca Romano4Maria Garieri5Edda Russo6Silvia Sastrucci7Graziella Marrani8Martina Tonelli9Stefano Salti10Niccola Funel11Amedeo Amedei12Carlo Dani13Alessandra Fanelli14General Laboratory, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, ItalyGeneral Laboratory, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, ItalyGeneral Laboratory, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, ItalyGeneral Laboratory, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, ItalyGeneral Laboratory, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, ItalyDivision of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, ItalyDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, ItalyGeneral Laboratory, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, ItalyGeneral Laboratory, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, ItalyGeneral Laboratory, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, ItalyGeneral Laboratory, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, ItalyChemical Chemistry Laboratory, Azienda Usl Toscana Nord Ovest, ItalyDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, ItalyDivision of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy; Corresponding author. University of Florence, Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.General Laboratory, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, ItalyBackground and aims: The use of a POCT (Point Of Care Test) could help in reducing the impact of pre-analytical errors in particular in challenging newborn samples.The study purpose is to compare the POCT Sight OLO® hematology analyzer, validated for >3 months patients, with the reference system Sysmex XN-9100™ in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Material and methods: The two analyzers were compared through Passing-Bablok regression analysis and Bland-Altman plot. Results: We analyzed 65 blood samples, in detail 38 from adults and 27 from newborns.The regression analysis results performed in the newborn and adult patients showed a good agreement between the two instruments. The evaluation of the Bland-Altman plots showed comparable values of bias <10 % for the most of parameters.The evaluation of sample flags for the presence of distributional and morphological abnormalities showed a partial accordance between the two approaches, but the POCT exhibited good performance compared to the final report revised by the laboratory specialist. Conclusions: The comparison of the two instruments demonstrated that they provide comparable blood counts, also in patients aged <3 months. The POCT allows having reliable analytical data and faster turning around time, particularly useful in NICU.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235255172500006XComplete blood countHematology analyzerNewbornPerformance comparisonPOCT
spellingShingle Francesca Nencini
Alessandro Bonari
Sara Ciullini Mannurita
Alessandra Mongia
Francesca Romano
Maria Garieri
Edda Russo
Silvia Sastrucci
Graziella Marrani
Martina Tonelli
Stefano Salti
Niccola Funel
Amedeo Amedei
Carlo Dani
Alessandra Fanelli
Complete blood count in neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU): Performance comparison between POCT Sight OLO® and Sysmex XN-9100™ hematology analyzers
Practical Laboratory Medicine
Complete blood count
Hematology analyzer
Newborn
Performance comparison
POCT
title Complete blood count in neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU): Performance comparison between POCT Sight OLO® and Sysmex XN-9100™ hematology analyzers
title_full Complete blood count in neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU): Performance comparison between POCT Sight OLO® and Sysmex XN-9100™ hematology analyzers
title_fullStr Complete blood count in neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU): Performance comparison between POCT Sight OLO® and Sysmex XN-9100™ hematology analyzers
title_full_unstemmed Complete blood count in neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU): Performance comparison between POCT Sight OLO® and Sysmex XN-9100™ hematology analyzers
title_short Complete blood count in neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU): Performance comparison between POCT Sight OLO® and Sysmex XN-9100™ hematology analyzers
title_sort complete blood count in neonatal intensive care unit nicu performance comparison between poct sight olo r and sysmex xn 9100™ hematology analyzers
topic Complete blood count
Hematology analyzer
Newborn
Performance comparison
POCT
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235255172500006X
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