Establishment of Pediatric Reference Intervals for Routine Laboratory Tests in Korean Population: A Retrospective Multicenter Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reference intervals defined for adults or children of other ethnicities cannot be applied in the evaluation of Korean pediatric patients. Pediatric reference intervals are difficult to establish because children are in their growing stage and their physiology changes continuously. We aimed to establish reference intervals for routine laboratory tests for Korean pediatric patients through retrospective multicenter data analysis.

Methods

Preoperative laboratory test results from 1,031 pediatric patients aged 0 month-18 years who underwent minor surgeries in four university hospitals were collected. Age- and sex-specific reference intervals for routine laboratory tests were defined based on the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) EP28-A3c guidelines.

SUBMITTER: Sung JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7591287 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature