Biochemistry Department, Ministry of Health Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Biochemistry Laboratory, Ankara Etlik Lady Zübeyde Gynaecology Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2021 Sep;81(5):361-364. doi: 10.1080/00365513.2021.1923058. Epub 2021 Aug 4.
The pneumatic tube transport system (PTS) is used frequently for the transport of samples in hospitals. Effects of PTS on urine components are unknown. In our study, we aim to examine the influence of PTS on the quality of routine urine microscopic parameters. Urine samples were divided into two groups: group 1 were transported to the laboratory manually and group 2 were transported to the laboratory the PTS. Each of 187 urine samples was studied with iQ200 automated urine devices for erythrocytes, leukocytes, epithelial cells, crystal, cast and yeast cells. No statistically significant differences were detected between group 1 and group 2 for urine parameters. For erythrocytes, leukocytes, and epithelial cells, the gamma was 0.982, 0.959, and 1.0, respectively. For crystal, cast and yeast cells, the kappa values were 0.952, 0.866, and 1.0, respectively. PTS has no effect on erythrocytes, leukocytes, epithelial cells, crystal, cast, and yeast cells in urine analysis. We concluded that PTS can be used in the transport of urine samples.
气动输送系统（PTS）常用于医院样本的运输。PTS 对尿液成分的影响尚不清楚。在本研究中，我们旨在研究 PTS 对常规尿液显微镜参数质量的影响。将尿液样本分为两组：组 1 手动运输到实验室，组 2 通过 PTS 运输到实验室。使用 iQ200 自动化尿液设备对每组的 187 个尿液样本进行红细胞、白细胞、上皮细胞、晶体、管型和酵母细胞的检测。尿液参数在组 1 和组 2 之间未检测到统计学差异。对于红细胞、白细胞和上皮细胞，γ 值分别为 0.982、0.959 和 1.0。对于晶体、管型和酵母细胞，κ 值分别为 0.952、0.866 和 1.0。PTS 对尿液分析中的红细胞、白细胞、上皮细胞、晶体、管型和酵母细胞无影响。我们得出结论，PTS 可用于尿液样本的运输。
