A Comparison Between the HORIBA Yumizen H500 Point-of-Care Hematology Analyzer With a 5-Part White Cell Differential and the HORIBA Pentra 120

摘要

The release of new and innovative platforms has helped the point-of-care testing market to grow and cement its wider uptake in various clinical settings. Driven by the introduction of novel patient pathways often centered on clinics remote from a laboratory, the need for laboratory grade parameters and results from point-of-care analyzers is now critical. In this paper, we compare the 5-part white blood cell (WBC) differential from HORIBA Medicals mainline hematology analyzer, the Pentra 120, and those provided from the recently released Yumizen H500 point-of-care analyzer.The Yumizen H500 is based on HORTBA's Micros platform and is aimed at the point-of-care/primary care market. The Yumizen H500 is capable of measuring a full blood count (27 parameters) including a 5-part WBC differential using only 20 uL of whole blood in approximately 2 minutes. The analyzer also has both open and closed venous tube options, making it suitable for pediatric and capillary samples as well as easier and safer to use in the point-of-care setting.