Clinical biochemistry · 2024
A new assay falsely increases lactate dehydrogenase in plasma but not in serum.
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Rasmussen Mads Skytte, Pedersen Lise
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INTRODUCTION: Serum is the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC)-recommended matrix for the measurement of lactate dehydrogenase (LD); however, many laboratories opt for lithium heparin plasma to achieve quicker turnaround times and minimize tube usage. When introducing the new Sigma-Strong IFCC-recommended LDH2 assay from Abbott Laboratories on lithium-heparin collected samples, we observed a rise in the patient median LD activity as well as several samples exhibiting falsely elevated values.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: 120 + serum and plasma samples from consenting patients were collected and evaluated for complete blood count and lactate dehydrogenase using two different assays. Aggregated patient results before and after introduction of the LDH2 assay were compared.
RESULTS: Mean LD was 14% higher in plasma than in serum when using the LDH2 assay but only 5% higher when using the previous LDH legacy assay from Abbott Laboratories. Similarly, platelets and leukocytes were 10-30 times higher in plasma than in serum. Aggregated lactate dehydrogenase patient results demonstrated a dramatic increase in patient median following introduction of the LDH2 assay. Various experiments were tried to reduce cellular interference, but the only viable solution we found, apart from reverting to the LDH legacy assay, was to utilize serum tubes.
CONCLUSION: We conclude that lithium-heparin plasma leads to falsely elevated lactate dehydrogenase activity when using the LDH2 assay. These errors can be prevented by using serum collected in gel separator tubes.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: 120 + serum and plasma samples from consenting patients were collected and evaluated for complete blood count and lactate dehydrogenase using two different assays. Aggregated patient results before and after introduction of the LDH2 assay were compared.
RESULTS: Mean LD was 14% higher in plasma than in serum when using the LDH2 assay but only 5% higher when using the previous LDH legacy assay from Abbott Laboratories. Similarly, platelets and leukocytes were 10-30 times higher in plasma than in serum. Aggregated lactate dehydrogenase patient results demonstrated a dramatic increase in patient median following introduction of the LDH2 assay. Various experiments were tried to reduce cellular interference, but the only viable solution we found, apart from reverting to the LDH legacy assay, was to utilize serum tubes.
CONCLUSION: We conclude that lithium-heparin plasma leads to falsely elevated lactate dehydrogenase activity when using the LDH2 assay. These errors can be prevented by using serum collected in gel separator tubes.