Point-of-Care Using Vis-NIR Spectroscopy for White Blood Cell Count Analysis
Total white blood cells count is an important diagnostic parameter in both human and veterinary medicines. State-of-the-art is performed by flow cytometry combined with light scattering or impedance measurements.
Teresa Guerra Barroso +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Blood rheology, cardiovascular risk factors, and cardiovascular disease: The West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study [PDF]
The West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS) showed that pravastatin reduced the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) events in 6,595 middle-aged hypercholesterolaemic men aged 45-64 years without prior myocardial infarction followed for an ...
Packard, C. +16 more
core +1 more source
The association between arterial stiffness and white blood cell count: Missing pieces of the puzzle [PDF]
We read the article entitled “Total White Blood Cell Count is Associated with Arterial Stiffness Among Hypertensive Pa tients” by Huang et al.1 with interest.
Şener, Yusuf Ziya, Yılmaz, Ömer Faruk
core +1 more source
WBC Associates with Readmission Following Cystectomy
Background: Radical cystectomy is associated with perioperative complication rates exceeding 50% in some series. Readmission rates are increasingly used as a surgical quality metric.
Andrew G. McIntosh +13 more
doaj +1 more source
Systemic inflammation in 222.841 healthy employed smokers and nonsmokers: white blood cell count and relationship to spirometry [PDF]
Background Smoking has been linked to low-grade systemic inflammation, a known risk factor for disease. This state is reflected in elevated white blood cell (WBC) count. Objective We analyzed the relationship between WBC count and smoking in healthy men
José Vicente Monsonis Artero +12 more
core +1 more source
Background Inflammation is known to be associated with posttraumatic stress disorder. It is not known if total white blood cell count, a routinely checked inflammatory marker, is associated with posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories using ...
Farrukh M. Koraishy +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Assessing the Toxicity of Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles (Al2O3 NPS) Prepared by Laser Ablation Technique on Blood Components [PDF]
Along with its uses in a wide range of sectors, NP toxicity research was one of the fastest-growing areas of research, so the growing commercial applications brought aluminum oxide nanoparticles under the purview of toxicologists.
Tuqa Sabah, kareem Jawad, Nebras Essam
doaj +1 more source
Comparison of venous and capillary differential leukocyte counts using a standard hematology analyzer and a novel microfluidic impedance cytometer [PDF]
Capillary blood sampling has been identified as a potentially suitable technique for use in diagnostic testing of the full blood count (FBC) at the point-of-care (POC), for which a recent need has been highlighted. In this study we assess the accuracy of
Holloway Judith A. +17 more
core +1 more source
Laboratory Markers in the Prediction of Acute Perforated Appendicitis in Children
Objective. This study aimed to explore the laboratory markers associated with perforation in children with acute appendicitis. Methods. This retrospective study reviewed 1895 children (3–18 years old) with confirmed acute appendicitis from 2007 to 2017 ...
Jing Yang +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Genetic susceptibility for autoimmune diseases and white blood cell count
Some autoimmune (AI) conditions affect white blood cell (WBC) counts. Whether a genetic predisposition to AI disease associates with WBC counts in populations expected to have low numbers of AI cases is not known.
Nataraja Sarma Vaitinadin +3 more
doaj +1 more source

