Estimating reliable paediatric reference intervals in clinical chemistry and haematology

Abstract

Very few high-quality studies on paediatric reference intervals for general clinical chemistry and haematology analytes have been performed. Three recent prospective community-based projects utilising blood samples from healthy children in Sweden, Denmark and Canada have substantially improved the situation.

Conclusion: The present review summarises current reference interval studies for common clinical chemistry and haematology analyses.

Keywords: Children; Clinical chemistry; Haematology; Paediatric; Reference interval.