DIFFERENCES IN HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL EXAMINATION RESULTS USING HB METER AND HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER ON WHOLE BLOOD COMPONENTS OF DONORS IN BLOOD DONATION UNIT PALANG MERAH INDONESIA, GIANYAR REGENCY

Abstract

Hemoglobin examination is one of the parameters in quality control of Whole Blood components. Determination of hemoglobin values can be done using the Hb Meter and Hematology Analyzer. This study aims to compare the results of the hemoglobin level examination using the Hb Meter and Hematology Analyzer on Whole Blood components at Blood Donation Unit PMI Gianyar Regency. This type of research is analytic research with a cross sectional approach. Hemoglobin examination was carried out using an Hb Meter and Hematology Analyzer on 16 samples of Whole Blood components. Samples were selected by purposive sampling The normality of the data was analyzed by the Shapiro Wilk test while the different test used the Mann Whitney test. The average result of hemoglobin levels using the Hb Meter was 15.1 g/dl while the hemoglobin levels using the Hematology Analyzer was obtained an average of 15.3 g/dl. The Mann Whitney test obtained p value = 0.497 so that p > 0.05 means that there is no difference in the results of the hemoglobin level examination using the Hb Meter and Hematology Analyzer on the blood component of Whole Blood donors at Blood Donation Unit PMI Gianyar Regency. Keywords: hemoglobin level; whole blood; Hb meter; hematology analyzer