Rapid complete blood count and C-reactive protein determination with the Horiba Microsemi analyzer: the experience in neonatal intensive care unit of Careggi University Hospital.

Unlabelled: Microsystems represent an alternative but proficient approach of analysis outside the laboratory, and their use could help in reducing the impact of pre-analytical errors, in particular in challenging newborn samples. The study purpose is to compare the Horiba Microsemi CRP LC-767G system for rapid 3-part complete blood count (CBC) and C-reactive protein (CRP) determination with the laboratory reference systems (respectively Sysmex XN-9100™ and Roche Cobas® c702) in samples of adult patients and newborns hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) samples. The comparison between the analyzers was performed through Passing-Bablok regression analysis and Bland-Altman plot.

The risk of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate drugs in residential care dementia patients: tips from the PharE study.

Aims: The aims of the present study, conducted in two regions of Italy, Calabria and Piedmont, were to assess the use of inappropriate drugs according to the Beers Criteria and to study the possible drug-drug interactions.

Methods: Data were obtained retrospectively from 972 residential care patients between 2016 and 2018. Mean age was 82.