J Korean Acad Fam Med.  2001 Jan;22(1):70-77.

Clinical utility of live blood analysis

• Kang JH
• Sim JY
• Cho HS
• Ko DH
• Kim SH
• Lee HR

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Recently Live blood analysis was populated in korean society. so we evaluated clinical utility of Live blood analysis, as compared the Live blood analysis result of patients who have confirmed diagnosis of disease with that of controls who have no known health problems.
METHODS
We carried out Live blood analysis to patients(n=30) who was entered to an admission in Yongdong severance hospital from February 2000 to March 2000 and to controls(n=30) who worked in that hospital at same time. We examined 3 abnormal finding; rouleau formation, spicule, protoplast, which were often observed in Live blood analysis.
RESULTS
At comparison of patient group and control group, rouleau formation was observed in 27 patients except 3 patients and it was observed in all 30 controls. Spicule was observed 2in 9 patients except 1 patients and it was observed in all 30 controls. Protoplast was observed in 16 patients and 13 controls. There was no difference between patients and controls in observing 3 abnormal finding.
CONCLUSION
We conclude that Live blood analysis may have no clinical significance.

Keyword

live blood analysis; rouleau formation; spicule; protoplast; alternative medicine; complementary medicine

MeSH Terms

Complementary Therapies
Diagnosis
Humans
Protoplasts