Evaluation of D-dimer levels measured by different analytical methods in COVID-19 patients

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Arslan, Fatma DemetBaşok, Banu İşbilen
Terzioğlu, Mustafa
Altan, Tuba Kansu
Karaca, Yeşer
Senger, Süheyla Serin
Çolak, Ayfer
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Arslan, F. D., Başok, B. İ., Terzioğlu, M., Altan, T. K., Karaca, Y., Senger, S. S., & Çolak, A. (2022). Evaluation of D-dimer levels measured by different analytical methods in COVID-19 patients. Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis, 10.1097/MBC.0000000000001129. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/MBC.0000000000001129Abstract
Clinicians experience some challenges due to the lack of standardization of test, although D-dimer is a prognostic marker for COVID-19. We compared the clinical and analytical performances of D-dimer results obtained from different devices, kits and methods in patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19. Thirty-nine patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 and 24 healthy individuals were included in the study. D-dimer levels were measured with Innovance D-DIMER kit (immunoturbidimetric method) on Sysmex CS-2500 and BCS XP and VIDAS D-Dimer Exclusion II kit (enzyme-linked fluorescence method) on mini VIDAS. The studies of precision, method comparison and clinic performance were performed. The variation coefficients in all systems were within the acceptable imprecision (7.8%). Bias%(12.5%) between BCS XP and Sysmex CS-2500 was lower than the acceptable Bias%(15.5%). Bias% values (19.2% and 33.3%, respectively) between Mini VIDAS with BCS XP and Sysmex CS-2500 were higher than the acceptable Bias%. The correlation coefficients among all systems were 0.89-0.98. For 500 ng/ml FEU, there was almost perfect agreement between BCS XP and Sysmex CS-2500, a moderate agreement between Mini VIDAS and BCS XP and Sysmex CS-2500. The cut-off values for distinguishing between individuals with and without COVID-19 were Mini VIDAS, Sysmex CS-2500 and BCS XP 529, 380 and 390 ng/ml FEU, respectively. The immunoturbidimetric method can be used as an alternative to the enzyme-linked fluorescent method because of satisfactory agreement at the different thresholds proposed for venous thromboembolism. However, it is recommended to follow up COVID-19 with the D-dimer results obtained by the same assay system.