Volume : 7, Issue : 9, September - 2018

A Comparative study of Manual Versus Automated Methods of Estimation of Total and Differential Leukocyte Count among Tribal Population of Jharkhand.

Nisha Kumari, K P Sinha, Dilip Kumar

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:&#10;11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Introduction</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">: An accurate estimation of total and differential leukocyte count is of utmost importance while investigating a patient and serve as both diagnostic parameter as well as baseline record for further management.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:&#10;11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#FF9900">Aim</span></b><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Our study was done among tribal population of Jharkhand with the aim of comparing the accuracy of the results while estimating total and differential leukocyte count by both manual and automated methods.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:&#10;11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#FF9900">Material and methods</span></b><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:&#10;115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">We have taken hundred blood samples received for TLC and DLC in automated hematology counter along with simultaneous manual estimation of the above mentioned parameter. Accuracy of the results of both the methods was compared on SPSS computer software.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:&#10;11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#FF9900">Results</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">: The study found that the accuracy by both the methods gave a satisfactory result.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:&#10;11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#FF9900">Conclusion</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">: After the comparative study between the two we concluded that manual methods <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>are equally efficient. But for saving time, weprefer automatic cell counter over the manual.<o:p></o:p></span></p>