Haematology Laboratory
The laboratory supports the diagnosis and follow-up of patients at the “Agia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, providing reliable haematological tests and services to the attending physicians.
Quality Assurance
The laboratory operates with a certified Quality Management System in accordance with the EN ISO 9001:2015 standard, certified by TUV AUSTRIA since 2013.
Results Control
It participates in an external quality control programme for the Complete Blood Count, implemented by the Hellenic Society of Haematology.
Collaborations
- Mediterranean Anaemia Centre: diagnosis and follow-up of haemoglobinopathies and membranopathies.
- “Mitera” Infants Centre: haematological testing of children for adoption.
- Public and Private Hospitals: specialised haematological testing.
- Prenatal Screening Centre for adults.
Education
Haematology and Biopathology residents, as well as students from TEI, TEE, TEL and IEK institutions, are trained in the Laboratory and receive a certificate of practical training.
The staff regularly participate in seminars and conferences in Haematology, Laboratory Haematology and Clinical Chemistry, strengthening scientific knowledge and the quality of the services provided.
Laboratory Services Provided
Haematological Tests
Without prior arrangement, for inpatients and outpatients
- Complete Blood Count
- Red blood cell morphology
- Manual leukocyte differential percentage calculation
- Peripheral blood nucleated red blood cell count
- Platelet count and morphology, manual
- ESR
- Reticulocyte count
- Sickle cell test
- Blood test for Plasmodium, Laveran
- Search for infectious mononucleosis cells
- Microhaematocrit, Micro Ht
- Granulocyte myeloperoxidase testing
- Serum iron
- Total iron-binding capacity, TIBC
- Serum transferrin, TRF
- Serum ferritin
- Serum vitamin B12
- Serum folic acid
- Serum haptoglobin
- Red blood cell G6PD, method B, Tonz test, quantitative enzymatic method
- Hb electrophoresis on cellulose acetate
- Quantitative determination of HbF, HbA2, HbS, HbH and HbD by HPLC, Variant
- HbH inclusions, erythroblast inclusions
- Heinz body staining
- Soluble transferrin receptors, sTfR
- Detection of pertussis cells
- Laveran test
- Methaemoglobin, quantitative determination
- Glycated haemoglobin, HbA1c
- Rapid malaria test, in cooperation with EODY