Effect of storage on microcytosis observed in dogs with portosystemic vascular anomalies
| Autor: | EM Crawford, SM Cue, Kostas Papasouliotis, Mark R Goodfellow, Edward J Hall |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology Erythrocytes General Veterinary Vascular Malformations business.industry Microcytosis Laboratory finding Cardiovascular Abnormalities Iron deficiency medicine.disease Gastroenterology Hemoglobins Portal System Dogs Internal medicine Erythrocyte Count medicine Animals Humans Dog Diseases Artifacts business |
| Zdroj: | Research in Veterinary Science. 84:490-493 |
| ISSN: | 0034-5288 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.05.008 |
| Popis: | Microcytosis is a common laboratory finding in dogs with iron deficiency and congenital portosystemic vascular anomalies (PSVA), however artefactual changes due to blood storage may occur which could mask this feature. This study evaluated the effects of storage on microcytosis in dogs with congenital PSVA. Full haematological parameters were measured on the day of sampling and following 24h storage at room temperature, in unaffected dogs (n=13) and in dogs affected with PSVA (n=24). Storage for 24h resulted in significantly higher MCV values in both groups of dogs (P0.01). The percentage increase in MCV was greater in the control dogs (median 8.07%, range 5.64-9.31%) compared to affected dogs (median 6.05%, range 3.12-15.21%) (P0.02). Storage of 1ml EDTA blood samples at ambient temperature for 24h prior to analysis, as occurs when samples are posted to external laboratories, will have significant effects on MCV and may mask microcytosis in dogs with PSVA. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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