Publication: Removing Lipemia in Serum/Plasma Samples: A Multicenter Study.
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2018
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Castro-Castro, María José
Candás-Estébanez, Beatriz
Esteban-Salán, Margarita
Calmarza, Pilar
Arrobas-Velilla, Teresa
Romero-Román, Carlos
Pocoví-Mieras, Miguel
Aguilar-Doreste, José Ángel
Commission on Lipoprotein and Vascular Diseases, Sociedad Española de Química Clínica
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Lipemia, a significant source of analytical errors in clinical laboratory settings, should be removed prior to measuring biochemical parameters. We investigated whether lipemia in serum/plasma samples can be removed using a method that is easier and more practicable than ultracentrifugation, the current reference method. Seven hospital laboratories in Spain participated in this study. We first compared the effectiveness of ultracentrifugation (108,200×g) and high-speed centrifugation (10,000×g for 15 minutes) in removing lipemia. Second, we compared high-speed centrifugation with two liquid-liquid extraction methods-LipoClear (StatSpin, Norwood, USA), and 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane (Merck, Darmstadt, Germany). We assessed 14 biochemical parameters: serum/plasma concentrations of sodium ion, potassium ion, chloride ion, glucose, total protein, albumin, creatinine, urea, alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyl transferase, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate-aminotransferase, calcium, and bilirubin. We analyzed whether the differences between lipemia removal methods exceeded the limit for clinically significant interference (LCSI). When ultracentrifugation and high-speed centrifugation were compared, no parameter had a difference that exceeded the LCSI. When high-speed centrifugation was compared with the two liquid-liquid extraction methods, we found differences exceeding the LCSI in protein, calcium, and aspartate aminotransferase in the comparison with 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane, and in protein, albumin, and calcium in the comparison with LipoClear. Differences in other parameters did not exceed the LCSI. High-speed centrifugation (10,000×g for 15 minutes) can be used instead of ultracentrifugation to remove lipemia in serum/plasma samples. LipoClear and 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane are unsuitable as they interfere with the measurement of certain parameters.
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Alanine Transaminase
Calcium
Centrifugation
Creatinine
Humans
Hyperlipidemias
Laboratories, Hospital
Lipids
Liquid-Liquid Extraction
Calcium
Centrifugation
Creatinine
Humans
Hyperlipidemias
Laboratories, Hospital
Lipids
Liquid-Liquid Extraction
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1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane, High-speed centrifugation, Interference, Lipemia, Lipid removal method, LipoClear