Test-1 analyzer and conventional Westergren method for erythrocyte sedimentation rate: A comparative study between two laboratories.
Cigdem Atay SonmezOzlem Ceylan DoganAysegul Ozturk KaymakNedim AkkayaKadir Okhan AkinGulcan GuntasPublished in: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis (2018)
The study showed that the role of the hospital and the capacity of testing are important in choosing the instrument for measuring ESR. Furthermore, the patient profile, especially malignancy possibility and Hct level, may be important for instrument selection.