Scientific Reports, 2021 Point-of-care testing is cost-effective, rapid, and could assist in avoiding hospital visits during a pandemic. However, they present some significant risks that current technologies cannot fully address.
Amelia Kung +5 more
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Blood specimen rejection rate in clinical laboratory: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Practical Laboratory Medicine, 2023 Background: Clinical laboratory errors have a great impact on patient safety and treatment. Although specimen rejections result in longer turnaround times and increased health-care costs, different studies present inconsistent findings.
Solomon Getawa +3 more
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Preanalytical nonconformity management regarding primary tube mixing in Brazil [PDF]
Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2017 Background: The multifaceted clinical laboratory process is divided in three essential phases: the preanalytical, analytical and postanalytical phase. Problems emerging from the preanalytical phase are responsible for more than 60% of laboratory errors ...
Lima-Oliveira Gabriel +4 more
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PLOS Global Public Health, 2023 Measurement of HIV-1 viral load (VL) is essential for monitoring antiretroviral treatment (ART) efficacy. The preferred specimen type for VL is plasma, but in remote settings where collection and preservation of plasma many not be possible, dried blood ...
Charles Kiyaga +8 more
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Dependence of TIMP-1 plasma levels on preanalytical specimen handling [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) in blood might be a helpful biomarker in various diseases. However, various authors report that TIMP-1 is dependent on preanalytical procedures.
Davis, Gerard +6 more
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Preoperative fluid retention increases blood loss during major open abdominal surgery
Perioperative Medicine, 2017 Background Quantification of renal fluid conservation is possible by urine analysis, and the results can indicate dehydration. The present report sought to determine whether this fluid retention correlates with fluid requirements during major abdominal ...
Robert G. Hahn +2 more
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Digital Three-Dimensional Atlas of Quail Development Using High-Resolution MRI [PDF]
, 2007 We present an archetypal set of three-dimensional digital atlases of the quail embryo based on microscopic magnetic resonance imaging (µMRI). The atlases are composed of three modules: (1) images of fixed ex ovo quail, ranging in age from embryonic day 5
Fraser, Scott E. +6 more
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Impact of Educational Activities in Reducing Pre-Analytical Laboratory Errors : A quality initiative
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2017 Objectives: Pre-analytic errors during diagnostic laboratory investigations can lead to increased patient morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to ascertain the effect of educational nursing activities on the incidence of pre-analytical errors ...
Hamed Al-Ghaithi +5 more
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Adrenal Vein Sampling in Primary Aldosteronism: A Pictorial Essay for Optimal Left-Side Sampling
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology, 2023 Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a curable cause of hypertension. Recent studies have revealed that the actual prevalence of PA is higher than previously recognized.
Gi Joo Kim +4 more
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SPIDIA-RNA: second external quality assessment for the pre-analytical phase of blood samples used for RNA based analyses. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 One purpose of the EC funded project, SPIDIA, is to develop evidence-based quality guidelines for the pre-analytical handling of blood samples for RNA molecular testing.
Francesca Malentacchi +14 more
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