Abstract

ASSESSMENT AND AUTHENTICATION OF MISSION HBINNOVATIVE INDIGENOUS HEMOGLOBINOMETER

Kiran Gosavi, Arindam Kuila* and Anand Prakash

Abstract

Background: Assessment of haemoglobin is one of the most reliableindicators for anaemia and is widely used in clinical and healthcaresettings. An evaluation to measure accuracy of HbChek, a point of carehemoglobin measuring device (hemoglobinometer) was performedagainst hematology analyzer. Methods: This was a laboratory-basedstudy carriedout at NABL accredited “Millennium Path Lab”, Thane(India) to find out whether the measurement of haemoglobinconcentration by HbChek is comparable to that of Sysmex XN 1000hematology analyser as standard. This evaluation was comprised of476 comparisions. Results: Pearson‟s correlation coefficient ofHbChek vs. the reference laboratory method (Sysmex XN 1000) was found to be very goodwith a value of 0.98. Based on the statistical analysis, more than 95% readings of HbChekwere within+ 0.86g/dl. Conclusion: Hemoglobin concentration assessment by HbChek hasshown very good agreementwith hematologyanalyser Sysmex XN 1000. Its tighter limits ofagreement make it suitable for point of care haemoglobin testing.

Keywords: HbChekis, Sysmex XN 1000.