[Experience in the use of flow scintillator Cobas Micros-18 OT in hematological practice]

Clinical analysis of the blood is a most prevalent investigation in practical medicine. The need in effective assessment of the results of blood analysis prompted the creation of automated flow systems. Our task was to analyze the blood of normal subjects and patients by Hoffmann La Roche Cobas Micros-18 OT (France). It is a completely automated hematological analyzer used for in vitro diagnostic tests of whole blood. The work consisted of two steps: 1) comparison of the results of leukocyte and red cell counting by Cobas Micros and Goryayev chamber and 2) assessment of the leukocyte formula in blood donors and patients with diseases other than hematological by the Cobas Micros device and compare the results with the data of visual assessment in optic microscope. The results of analysis by the automated scintillator, Goryayev's chamber, and optic microscopy were compatible. Cobas Micros is very convenient for analysis of liquid blood on an outpatient and inpatient basis and during overall screenings. The device facilitates the deciphering of the leukocytic formula and assessment of the status of formed elements of the blood in mass screenings and detection of abnormalities.