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Table 3 Rate of use of CBC parameters by specialty in Addis Ababa hospitals, Nov 2010-Dec 2010 (N = 120)

From: How useful are complete blood count and reticulocyte reports to clinicians in Addis Ababa hospitals, Ethiopia?

 

RBC count

HGB

HCT

MCV

MCH

MCHC

RDW

Cell morphology

PLT count

MPV

PDW

WBC count

WBC

Diff

Specialty

F/A

R/N

F/A

R/N

F/A

R/N

F/A

R/N

F/A

R/N

F/A

R/N

F/A

R/N

F/A

R/N

F/A

R/N

F/A

R/N

F/A

R/N

F/A

R/N

F/A

R/N

Gyn-Obs (n = 28)

25

43

93

7

96

0

15

56

14

54

11

56

7

93

19

35

36

18

11

86

7

93

82

0

71

0

Int Medicine (n = 34)

73

12

97

0

100

0

73

9

67

9

58

12

24

49

31

13

88

3

21

58

22

50

100

0

100

0

Surgery (n = 15)

40

27

100

0

93

0

27

33

20

40

27

40

13

67

0

43

60

7

13

60

13

67

100

0

100

0

Pediatrics (n = 24)

33

33

70

4

88

0

42

12

46

17

46

17

21

50

8

8

42

12

4

75

4

75

96

0

92

0

Others (n = 20)

35

35

85

5

85

5

10

40

10

40

10

40

5

85

25

45

60

5

5

85

5

85

85

0

75

0

All (n = 120)

43

29

89

3

93

<1

38

29

35

30

33

31

15

67

19

26

58

9

12

72

11

73

93

0

88

0

  1. F/A, (Frequently or always use); RN (rarely or never use).
  2. Response rates are given in percentages. The “sometimes” response rate (not shown) can be calculated by using the following equation: 100%-[F/A + R/N].
  3. WBC: white blood cell, RBC: red blood cell, HGB: hemoglobin, HCT: hematocrit, MCV: mean cell volume, MCH: mean cell hemoglobin, MCHC: mean cell hemoglobin concentration, RDW: Red cell distribution width, PLT: plate let, MPV: mean platelet volume, PDW: Platelet distribution width.