LOOKING BACK TO OUR ROOTS: 80 YEARS OF WINTROBE’S INDICES

This year (2014) we are celebrating the 80th anniversary of Dr Maxwell Myer Wintrobe’s pioneer works, one of the most important contributions in clinical laboratory and medicine. Red cell indices continue to provide an essential support to the diagnosis and classification of anaemia. The erythrocyte...

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Main Authors: Eloísa Urrechaga, Silvia Izquierdo, Jesús F. Escanero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Medical Journal 2014-07-01
Series:European Medical Journal Hematology
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Online Access:https://emj.emg-health.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Looking-Back-To-Our-Roots-80-Years-of-Wintrobe%E2%80%99s-Indices.pdf
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spelling doaj-cb4fd0027bd744ae934c2605c9f950892020-11-25T03:05:18ZengEuropean Medical JournalEuropean Medical Journal Hematology2053-66312014-07-0121133137LOOKING BACK TO OUR ROOTS: 80 YEARS OF WINTROBE’S INDICESEloísa Urrechaga0Silvia Izquierdo1Jesús F. Escanero2Laboratory, Hospital Galdaka-Usansolo, Hematology Laboratory, Galdakao, SpainClinical Genetics, Service of Clinical Biochemistry, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain University of Zaragoza, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Zaragoza, SpainThis year (2014) we are celebrating the 80th anniversary of Dr Maxwell Myer Wintrobe’s pioneer works, one of the most important contributions in clinical laboratory and medicine. Red cell indices continue to provide an essential support to the diagnosis and classification of anaemia. The erythrocyte indices, such as mean cell volume, mean cell hemoglobin concentration, and mean cell hemoglobin, are called the Wintrobe’s indices. Automation in hematology has progressed steadily since Wallace Coulter first applied electrical impedance technology to counting red cells and white cells. Technological advances being incorporated into hematology analysers since then are now allowing access to more cellular information than was ever available before through a ‘simple routine complete blood count’. Current research is beginning to demonstrate that this information also has great potential to identify cellular changes that typically occur in several important medical conditions-bringing us all one step closer to using hematology analysers as more than just simple cell counters, but instead as powerful tools for the management of any medical condition that impacts the biology of blood cells. There are increasing amounts of data provided, which require specialist knowledge to interpret as well as to understand the limitations in the measurement of the parameter. Both laboratory scientists and clinicians need to keep up-to-date with new parameters and methods in hematology, implying a stronger collaboration between them to improve clinical decision-making.https://emj.emg-health.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Looking-Back-To-Our-Roots-80-Years-of-Wintrobe%E2%80%99s-Indices.pdfanaemiaerythrocyte indicesred cellshematology analysers
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Silvia Izquierdo
Jesús F. Escanero
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Silvia Izquierdo
Jesús F. Escanero
LOOKING BACK TO OUR ROOTS: 80 YEARS OF WINTROBE’S INDICES
European Medical Journal Hematology
anaemia
erythrocyte indices
red cells
hematology analysers
author_facet Eloísa Urrechaga
Silvia Izquierdo
Jesús F. Escanero
author_sort Eloísa Urrechaga
title LOOKING BACK TO OUR ROOTS: 80 YEARS OF WINTROBE’S INDICES
title_short LOOKING BACK TO OUR ROOTS: 80 YEARS OF WINTROBE’S INDICES
title_full LOOKING BACK TO OUR ROOTS: 80 YEARS OF WINTROBE’S INDICES
title_fullStr LOOKING BACK TO OUR ROOTS: 80 YEARS OF WINTROBE’S INDICES
title_full_unstemmed LOOKING BACK TO OUR ROOTS: 80 YEARS OF WINTROBE’S INDICES
title_sort looking back to our roots: 80 years of wintrobe’s indices
publisher European Medical Journal
series European Medical Journal Hematology
issn 2053-6631
publishDate 2014-07-01
description This year (2014) we are celebrating the 80th anniversary of Dr Maxwell Myer Wintrobe’s pioneer works, one of the most important contributions in clinical laboratory and medicine. Red cell indices continue to provide an essential support to the diagnosis and classification of anaemia. The erythrocyte indices, such as mean cell volume, mean cell hemoglobin concentration, and mean cell hemoglobin, are called the Wintrobe’s indices. Automation in hematology has progressed steadily since Wallace Coulter first applied electrical impedance technology to counting red cells and white cells. Technological advances being incorporated into hematology analysers since then are now allowing access to more cellular information than was ever available before through a ‘simple routine complete blood count’. Current research is beginning to demonstrate that this information also has great potential to identify cellular changes that typically occur in several important medical conditions-bringing us all one step closer to using hematology analysers as more than just simple cell counters, but instead as powerful tools for the management of any medical condition that impacts the biology of blood cells. There are increasing amounts of data provided, which require specialist knowledge to interpret as well as to understand the limitations in the measurement of the parameter. Both laboratory scientists and clinicians need to keep up-to-date with new parameters and methods in hematology, implying a stronger collaboration between them to improve clinical decision-making.
topic anaemia
erythrocyte indices
red cells
hematology analysers
url https://emj.emg-health.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Looking-Back-To-Our-Roots-80-Years-of-Wintrobe%E2%80%99s-Indices.pdf
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