Ward_X Posted February 26, 2024 Posted February 26, 2024 (edited) My lab has been dealing with a broken micro-capillary reader for too long, and I've been looking at trying to find a replacement/alternative that isn't found on eBay. We currently have the beloved wheel and centrifuge combo by Damon/IEC Division, but they unfortunately stopped manufacturing these. What does your lab currently use? Edited July 4, 2024 by Cliff Picture removed as the link is not working
SbbPerson ☆ Posted March 1, 2024 Posted March 1, 2024 (edited) On 2/26/2024 at 12:47 PM, Ward_X said: My lab has been dealing with a broken micro-capillary reader for too long, and I've been looking at trying to find a replacement/alternative that isn't found on eBay. We currently have the beloved wheel and centrifuge combo by Damon/IEC Division, but they unfortunately stopped manufacturing these. What does your lab currently use? We stopped using a crit reader. We now have a hemoglobin reader. It's electronic. Ours is the Hemocue 201 model. Edited March 1, 2024 by SbbPerson
Cliff Posted April 12, 2024 Posted April 12, 2024 I'd suggest considering sending to your hematology lab, I suspect you are using this in your blood bank. Either way, are you performing a proficiency test on this device (hence the suggestion for sending it to heme).
kackieanne Posted June 5, 2024 Posted June 5, 2024 You can just use a ruler. Measure the length of the red cell column, divide that by the length of the total column, multiplied by 100 to get a percent. I used that method with my student lab to emphasize to the class that the hematocrit is just a ratio. I don’t know if this will work for you in your setting, but thought I would mention it :-)
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