ObjectiveTo establish a comprehensive, appropriate quality control system on the Sysmex-XN series automatic blood cell analyzer to improve the reliability of blood cell count results.
MethodsRoutine quality control was carried out every day, using high, normal and low levels of fresh whole blood controls offered by Sysmex. The results from the Sysmex online quality control was got timely. We monitored the variation of mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) with the moving average method real-timely, and quality control was performed for fresh whole blood samples of patients once every two hours.
ResultsEverything was under control, and the moving average was within the permitted range.
ConclusionThe reliability of laboratory blood cell count results can be effectively improved by using this quality control system effectively and comprehensively on the Sysmex-XN automatic blood cell analyzer.
