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Point-of-care test for rapid assessment of blood lithium levels in women with bipolar disorder during perinatal period

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

M.L. Imaz ,
M. Torra ,
M. Martin ,
I. Aliart ,
R. Martin-Santos ,
E. Vieta  and
L. Garcia-Esteve
M.L. Imaz*
Affiliation:
Hospital Clinic, Unit Of Perinatal Mental Health Clínic-bcn. Department Of Psychiatry And Psychology, Barcelona, Spain
M. Torra
Affiliation:
Hospital Clinic, Pharmacology And Toxicology Laboratory, Biochemistry And Molecular Genetics Service, Biomedical Diagnostic Center (cbd), Barcelona, Spain
M. Martin
Affiliation:
Hospital Clinic, Pharmacology And Toxicology Laboratory, Biochemistry And Molecular Genetics Service, Biomedical Diagnostic Center (cbd), Barcelona, Spain
I. Aliart
Affiliation:
Hospital Clinic, Pharmacology And Toxicology Laboratory, Biochemistry And Molecular Genetics Service, Biomedical Diagnostic Center (cbd), Barcelona, Spain
R. Martin-Santos
Affiliation:
Hospital Clinic, Psychiatry And Psychology, Barcelona, Spain
E. Vieta
Affiliation:
Hospital Clinic, Psychiatry And Psychology, Barcelona, Spain
L. Garcia-Esteve
Affiliation:
Hospital Clinic, Unit Of Perinatal Mental Health Clínic-bcn. Department Of Psychiatry And Psychology, Barcelona, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Determination of lithium levels in serum has become a standard of care due to its narrow therapeutic rang, thus an immediate test for determination of blood lithium may contribute to minimize toxicit, to avoid relapse and to ensure treatment adherence. This is particularly relevant during pregnancy and early postpartum because pharmaokinetic changes in renal physiology.

Objectives

The aim of this study is verify Medimate point-of-care method performance and systematically compare it with the routine laboratory measurement of lithium.

Methods

This cross-sectional method comparison study was conductec in the Unit of Perinatal Mental Health in the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. Pearson and Bland-Altman analyses were performed to assess the accuracy, precision and correlation between the capillary electrophoresis technology (Medimate MiniLab) and the ion selective electrode (ISE) potentiometry method (AVL 9180).

Results

Twenty-five women with bipolar disorder in treatment with lithium during perinatal period were enrolled, corresponding to 75 blood specimens for analyses. Correlation (r), mean difference (bias), and 95% limit of agreement (LOA) of the point-of-care method [r=0.917; bias 0.0021 (95% LOA; 0.440, 0.619) mEq/L], showed that difference between ISE method and capillary electrophoresis technology was not statistically significant.

Conclusions

Considering the practicality, the microchip capillary electrophoresis technology provides a simple and highly affordable way of measuring lithium levels in a single drop of blood outside the clinical laboratory. The Medimate point-of-care system (POC) appears well adapted for the rapid and specific detection of lithium as an alternative to the current ISE procedure.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

Perinatal periodLithiumPoint of care testbipolar disorder
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S157
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