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Count Panel Censored Value Label

Format an explicitly censored count result without replacing it with a point estimate.

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Description

Label a supplied count-panel censoring comparator and boundary.

Hematology records connect source annotations, specimens, instrument/reagent lots, unit bases and control references. A reported dilution correction depends on whether it has already been applied, while percentage and fraction are different representations. Local quantities and source tokens do not validate a sample, result or blood-product release.

Label a supplied count-panel censoring comparator and boundary.

When to use this tool

Use Count Panel Censored Value Label when you already have resultCode, boundaryValue, comparison, unitText and need to label a supplied count-panel censoring comparator and boundary.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter resultCode, boundaryValue, comparison, unitText. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read label. Use the output convention below.

Require resultCode/unitText nonempty and comparison <, <=, > or >=; format code: comparatorBoundary unit.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
resultCodeResult CodeRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
boundaryValueBoundary ValueRequired. Finite number.
comparisonComparisonRequired. Text; one of "<", "<=", ">", ">="; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
unitTextUnit TextRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
labelLabelRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "resultCode": "R17",
    "boundaryValue": 0.1,
    "comparison": "\u003c",
    "unitText": "10^9/L"
  },
  "output": {
    "label": "R17: \u003c0.1 10^9/L"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • The boundary may be signed; no exact value is imputed, comparison performed or clinical threshold selected.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
  • Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Inspect the original laboratory, QC and product-traceability records before combining results. Use the complete controlled method and reporting convention; one target deviation, volume balance or censoring label does not establish quality or clinical interpretation.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: hematology/count-panel-censored-value-label — tool.io

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