Sepsis requires fast treatment for the best outcome, but is notoriously difficult to diagnose. Monocyte distribution width (MDW) is a parameter that gaining traction in the diagnosis of sepsis and may also be useful in predicting severe outcomes from COVID-19 infection. CLI caught up with Lorenzo Maggia, Product and Scientific Senior Manager at Beckman Coulter Europe, and […]

Since the 1960s, the use of dried blood spot (DBS) technology for newborn screening (NBS) and monitoring of patients with inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs) has become routine in most parts of the world.

Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with significant alterations in the hemostatic system. Standard laboratory coagulation tests are frequently used to assess coagulopathies and to guide hemostatic interventions. However, these tests present major limitations. Viscoelastic testing in conjunction with the implementation of a specific algorithm for coagulation management in cardiac surgery enables better control […]