J Lab Med Qual Assur.  2019 Mar;41(1):9-12. 10.15263/jlmqa.2019.41.1.9.

Performance of HemosIL ReadiPlasTin, a Liquid Reagent for Prothrombin Time Measurement

• Shin S
• Jung Y
• Song W
• Park MJ

• KMID: 2446693
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15263/jlmqa.2019.41.1.9

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Prothrombin time (PT) measurement is an important test for screening blood coagulation disorders and monitoring anticoagulant therapy. In this study, we evaluated the analytical performance of HemosIL ReadiPlasTin (Instrumentation Laboratory, USA), a liquid reagent for PT measurement.
METHODS
The precision of HemosIL ReadiPlasTin was evaluated according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) EP5-A3 guidelines. Further, comparison with HemosIL RecombiPlasTin 2G (Instrumentation Laboratory, USA) was made according to the CLSI EP9-A3 guidelines. The reference intervals were established according to the CLSI C28-A3 guidelines.
RESULTS
The coefficient of variation values for repeatability and total imprecision at two levels of control materials were lower than 1.1% and 3.4%, respectively. The performance of HemosIL ReadiPlasTin was comparable to that of HemosIL RecombiPlasTin 2G, with a high correlation (r=0.996). The reference interval for normal subjects was 10.4-13.3 seconds.
CONCLUSIONS
HemosIL ReadiPlasTin showed an acceptable degree of imprecision and its performance showed high correlation with that of a conventional reagent. Therefore, it is expected to be useful for PT measurement in clinical laboratories.

Keyword

Blood coagulation tests; Prothrombin time; Thromboplastin

MeSH Terms

Blood Coagulation Disorders
Blood Coagulation Tests
Mass Screening
Prothrombin Time*
Prothrombin*
Thromboplastin
Prothrombin
Thromboplastin