Concentration of dipotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid but not lithium heparin affects total protein determination in equine synovial fluid

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作者
Rihuete, Pablo Jimenez [1 ]
Villarino, Nicolas [2 ]
Pelisiak, Alicja [3 ]
Rubio-Martinez, Luis M. [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Liverpool, Dept Equine Clin Sci, Inst Vet Sci, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
[2] Washington State Univ, Program Individualized Med, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
[3] RSPCA Stapeley Grange, Wildlife Ctr, Nantwich, England
[4] Sussex Equine Hosp, Ashington RH20 3BB, England
关键词
TOTAL SERUM-PROTEINS; PASSIVE TRANSFER; ANTICOAGULANTS; REFRACTOMETER; CANINE; EDTA;
D O I
10.1136/vr.105567
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
Background Refractometric determination of total protein (TP) in synovial fluid (SF) is commonly used for diagnosis and monitoring of synovial sepsis in horses. Previous studies have shown that elevated concentrations of certain anticoagulants may overestimate refractometric determination of TP concentration. Objectives The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of different concentrations of dipotassium EDTA (K(2)EDTA) and lithium heparin (LH) on TP determination by using a hand-held refractometer in equine synovial fluid. Study design Cross-section observational study. Methods Thirty samples of synovial fluid obtained from 22 horses with different synovial conditions were collected. Synovial fluid samples were separated into different aliquots and placed in commercially available collection tubes containing K(2)EDTA or LH at four different concentrations (1.76, 3.52, 7.04 and 17.6 mg/ml for K(2)EDTA; 16, 32, 64 and 160 IU/ml for LH). Refractometric TP determination was performed on untreated and K(2)EDTA and LH aliquots with a hand-held refractometer and by spectophotometric Biuret method as the gold standard. Results Refractometric TP determination was overestimated in SF samples containing 10 times the recommended K2EDTA concentrations. Lower concentrations of K(2)EDTA and LH concentrations did not affect refractometric TP determinations. Main limitations Limited number of samples mostly obtained from large synovial structures. Conclusion To avoid incorrect TP determination, the use of LH containing collection tubes may be an appropriate alternative when the SF volume available is not enough to fill the K(2)EDTA collection tube.
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