Effects of Storage Conditions on Complete Blood Cell Count ...

Table 6. Mean percent changes induced by storage <strong>of</strong> specimens having leukopenic at room temperature and +4 o C
Refrigerated Room Temperature
L.copenic
(n=14)
Fresh 24 h
Change
(%)
CI(95%) 48 h
Change
CI(95%) 24h
Change
(%)
CI(95%) 48h
Change
(%)
CI(95%)
Lower Upper (%) Lower Upper Lower Upper Lower Upper
WBC
( x 10 9 /L)
RBC
(10 12 /L )
HGB
( g/dL)
HCT
(%)
MCV
( fL)
MCH
(pg)
MCHC
( g/dL)
RDW
(%)
PLT
(x 10 9 /L)
MPV
(fL)
2.02 1.91 5.45 0.031 0.195 1.80 10.89 -0.255 0.712 1.84 8.91 -0.038 0.409 2.02 0.00 -0.090 -0.090
2.9 2.91 -0.34 -0.022 0.009 2.59 10.69^ -0.150 0.777 2.90 0.00 -0.010 0.011 2.90 0.00 -0.025 0.029
8.6 8.64 -0.47 -0.109 0.024 7.64 11.16^ -0.570 2.484 8.60 0.00 -0.064 0.050 8.67 -0.81 -0.163 0.006
25.16 25.55 -1.55 -0.889 0.104 22.60 10.17^ -2.410 7.539 25.36 -0.79 -0.467 0.067 25.88* -2.86 -1.154 -0.288
88.12 88.71 -0.67 -2.044 0.858 88.92 -0.91 -2.980 1.380 88.55 -0.49 -1.025 0.168 90.25* -2.42 -3.161 -1.096
30.47 30.45 0.07 -0.274 0.316 30.85 -1.25 -1.310 0.553 30.38 0.30 -0.089 0.274 31.38 -2.99 -2.487 0.672
34.47 34.22 0.73 0.201 0.687 30.85* 10.50^ -1.416 0.945 34.20 0.78 -0.023 0.566 33.88 1.71 0.200 0.970
16.13 16.4 -1.67 -0.812 0.269 15.82 1.92 -0.772 1.401 16.47 -2.11 -0.630 -0.055 17.32* -7.38^ -1.695 -5.128
96 96 0.00 -3.468 2.896 83.00 13.54^ -16.21 41.786 99.00 -3.13 -7.032 0.603 98.00 -2.08 -5.432 2.003
8.12 8.68 -6.90^ -0.942 -0.186 8.52 -4.93 -1.304 0.489 8.71 -7.27^ -1.005 -0.179 9.35* -15.15^ -1.588 -0.868
* p