Currently we use the Nageotte Hemacytometer to screen donor units for WBC. I would like to switch over to running the samples on our Sysmex Hematology Analyzer, which is linear to zero in Body Fluid mode.  Has anyone done a switch like this that would be willing to share information?

Are you talking about RBCs?  I think most people are using flow for all WBC counts, but this is an interesting idea!

It's for WBC. We don't have flow cytometry so we are using the Hemacytometer method. Trying to get away from this if possible.

 

I haven't heard anyone using sysmex for WBC count on donor units. It may be possible but you need to do validation. We used to use nageotte chamber; recently, we got our rWBC ADAM by Nanoentek validated.