As a finger-stick is largely painless, the micro-pipette adaptor (MPA) method is well-suited to take and analyze blood samples from children and other patients. For blood banks, MPA is an excellent tool for making fast pre-donation blood cell determinations. The method also saves the vein for donation. Here, we summarize the outcome of internal and external evaluations to demonstrate equivalency of results, within defined limits, on the Swelab Alfa Plus system (analyzer and reagents, set-up with Boule Cal) for samples collected by venipuncture and capillary collection methods.
Introduction
Swelab Alfa Plus hematology analyzer is trusted for its high reliability and ease-of-use.
From doctors’ offices and small labs to medium-sized clinical units, the system delivers 22 parameters, 3-part complete blood counts (CBC) with outstanding speed and precision.
Most importantly, Swelab Alfa Plus analyzer offers a wide choice of sampling inlets: open tube, pre-dilute, cap-piercing, auto sampler, and MPA. The MPA method—based on a simple finger-stick sample taken direct from the patient—is widely used with the Swelab Alfa Plus hematology analyzer today. This work compares the results from samples collected by the capillary methods for analysis using MPA with samples collected by venipuncture.
