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ea0016p84 | Bone and calcium | ECE2008

Intra-operative and routine intact parathyroid hormone assay on the Beckman Coulter Unicel® DxI 800

Fillee Catherine , Allaeys Jean-Michel , Delait Anne-Marie , Jarrige Veronique , Ketelslegers Jean-Marie

Background: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) assay is critical for diagnosis of calcium disorders and intraoperative (IO) monitoring of parathyroid surgery. We evaluated the new Access® Intact PTH (iPTH) on the UniCel® DxI 800 (Beckman Coulter).Methods: Imprecision was evaluated for routine and intraoperative (15 min) procedures, at 3 control levels, run 20 times in duplicate over 10 days (NCCLS EP5-A protocol). Normal values wer...