Wardlaw S C, Levine R A
JAMA. 1983 Feb 4;249(5):617-20. doi: 10.1001/jama.249.5.617.
We have developed a system for the quantitative analysis of the buffy coat in centrifuged whole blood samples. This analysis, performed in a modified microhematocrit tube, provides a hematocrit value, total WBC count, platelet count, and a separation of the leukocyte population into granulocytes and nongranulocytes. All results are available within 15 minutes and correlate well with existing methods. The system is expected to provide a rapid means of performing a complete blood cell count in a physician's office.
