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- Title
Time-Fixed Glucose Oxidase-Peroxidase Method for Measurement of Serum Unbound Bilirubin Levels.
- Authors
Sota Iwatani; Kentaro Hirayama; Ayako Izumi; Toshihiko Ikuta; Nobuhiko Nagano; Seiji Yoshimoto; Ichiro Morioka
- Abstract
Background: In the original glucose oxidase-peroxidase (GOD-POD) protocol, the time required to decrease the initial total bilirubin (TB) level by 20% is used for unbound bilirubin (UB) calculation. However, it needs to continuously monitor the TB levels by spectrometry. Methods: Here, we hypothesized that the TB decrease during fixed time periods can also be used to extrapolate UB values (fixed-time protocol). Serum UB levels measured by the different protocols were compared using 10 new-born serum samples. Results: Serum UB levels determined using the fixed-time protocol, especially using periods of 10 - 40 seconds, were strongly correlated with those determined using the original protocol (coefficient of determination > 0.9). The fixed-time protocol, using periods of 20 - 60 seconds, showed the high measurement precision (coefficient of variation < 5%). Conclusions: The fixed-time protocol, using periods of 20 - 40 seconds, can help determine serum UB levels as effectively as the original protocol.
- Subjects
BILIRUBIN; GLUCOSE; SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT
- Publication
Clinical Laboratory, 2022, Vol 68, Issue 2, p437
- ISSN
1433-6510
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7754/Clin.Lab.2021.210617