Comparative Analysis of Chemistry Panel Results from Two Centrifuges Used in the Hospital Preanalytic Phase

Executive Summary

The preanalytic phase in laboratory medicine significantly influences the quality and reliability of test results. This phase, encompassing sample collection, handling, and centrifugation, is crucial for producing accurate clinical chemistry data. Centrifugation, in particular, impacts serum or plasma separation, sample integrity, and subsequent analyte measurements.

This investigation presents a comparative analysis of a panel of clinical chemistry results obtained using two centrifuges commonly deployed in hospital laboratories, the DASH-6 Flex from Drucker Diagnostics and the StatSpin® Express 4 and then processed on an FDA cleared instrument, using FDA cleared reagents.

Both centrifuges are compact, user-friendly, and comply with international safety standards, offering reliable performance for high-quality preanalytic sample preparation. This ensures that laboratory professionals can confidently use either device for accurate diagnostic results.