Haematology and immunology
Platelet count, ×10⁹/L
Central lab haematology analyser replaced by Point of care haematology analyser. 199 paired results.
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Comparison line
The new system reads 1.6% higher than the old system on average. The comparison line has a slope of 1.007 (95% interval 0.984 to 1.031) and an intercept of 2.308.
Fig. 1. The comparison line against the line of no change, over the range of the decision limits (100, 150 ×10⁹/L). Dots mark where each line meets each limit; the gap between them is the bias at that limit.
Crossing each limit
Results that moved across a decision limit when the new system replaced the old, against the number repeat testing on one unchanged system would move. The program reports the count across all limits together.
All decision limits together (100, 150 ×10⁹/L)
Crossed after the change: 7
Expected from repeat testing alone: about 6
Grade and warnings
- Re-test band: full (at least the protocol minimum of pairs).
- Band half-width around each limit: 13.48%.
- Results re-tested on data the band was not fitted to, median: 15%.
- Repeat-test imprecision: assumed, not measured at this site.
- Warning from the program: The change moved fewer than 5 more people across a line than repeat testing alone would; excess caught is not meaningful here.
Source
Shean RC, Bennett ST (2026). Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Point-of-Care Hematology Analyzer for Complete Blood Count With Differential. Int J Lab Hematol. doi:10.1111/ijlh.70032 (opens in a new tab); PMC12956494 (opens in a new tab). Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab). Changes: Paired results re-analysed by NakedSignal's program; instruments described generically; only derived results are shown. The deposit names the systems.
Show the numbers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Paired results used | 199 |
| Comparison line slope | 1.007393 |
| Slope, 95% interval | 0.983676 to 1.03091 |
| Comparison line intercept | 2.30825 |
| Mean difference, new minus old, as % of old | 1.569 |
| Decision limits (×10⁹/L) | 100, 150 |
| Crossed after the change | 7 |
| Expected from repeat testing alone | 5.65 |
| Band half-width (%) | 13.48 |
| Re-tested, unseen data, median (%) | 14.57 |
| Re-tested, unseen data, range (%) | 13.07 to 17.09 |
| Excess caught, line and band (%) | none |
| Excess caught, line alone (%) | none |