Concordance between Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Equivalent and Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Content in CKD Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis.

Aim: to evaluate the correlation and the concordance between reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent (RET-He) and reticulocyte hemoglobin content (CHr) as well as to obtain the cut-off value of RET-He as the target of iron supplementation in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Methods: a cross-sectional study was performed using K3EDTA-anticoagulated peripheral blood samples collected from 106 CKD patients undergoing routine hemodialysis. The samples were then analyzed using both Sysmex XN-2000 and Siemens ADVIA 2120i for RET-He and CHr analysis.

Evaluation of the stability of Cell Dyn 16 Tri Level as a control material for laboratory external quality assessment scheme on hematology.

The implementation of a laboratory test should always implement a laboratory quality control program, i.e internal quality control and external quality assessment. In an external quality assessment scheme, a control material that is stable over delivery until tested by the participating laboratory.