Adequate scattergram interpretation increases the reliability of automated polymorphonuclear (pmn) cell counts from ascitic fluid of patients with liver cirrhosis

Int J Lab Hematol. 2021 Aug;43(4):O176-O180. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.13488. Epub 2021 Feb 19.

Authors

Helmuth Haslacher¹, Ralf Rappel², Renate Thalhammer¹, Svitlana Demyanets¹, Benedikt Simbrunner^{3

4}, Thomas Reiberger^{3

4}, Simone Eberhard¹, Ilse Schwarzinger¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
² Sysmex Austria, Vienna, Austria.
³ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
⁴ Vienna Hepatic Hemodynamic Lab, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Ascitic Fluid / pathology*
Humans
Leukocyte Count / instrumentation
Leukocyte Count / methods*
Leukocyte Count / standards*
Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis
Neutrophils / pathology*
Reproducibility of Results