"Effectiveness of the International Consensus Group criteria for manual peripheral smear review."

Abstract

The International Consensus Group for Hematology Review (ICGHR) are essentially review criteria designed to reduce the number of manual smear reviews following analysis in automated hematology analyzers (AHAs). Although AHAs are an indispensable part of the present‑day clinical laboratory, manual smear reviews still play an integral role in identifying morphological abnormalities and to confirm the results of the analyzers. Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the ICGHR criteria and our laboratory criteria using the Sysmex XN‑1000 for manual peripheral smear review