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Comparison of Analytical Performance of Dry Chemistry Analysers Vitros 5600 and Vitros 250: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

National Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Introduction: Maintaining the reliability of clinical laboratory results is essential for accurate diagnosis and monitoring treatment outcomes. Due to poor awareness regarding the statistical evaluation of Internal Quality Control (IQC) results from two ...
Edakkadath Raghavan Sindhu, Emilin Zacharias, Keezhpally Soman Mini, Therayangalath Bindu, Padippurayil Faizal, Thekkoottuparambil Ananthanarayanan Ajith   +5 more
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Comparison of some indicators of the thyroid gland functional activity in simultaneous testing of capillary and venous blood

Клиническая и экспериментальная тиреоидология, 2017
Background. In clinical practice it is often impossible to draw blood from peripheral veins for laboratory testing. At the same time the problem of comparison of venous and capillary blood parameters is still insufficiently studied. Aims. To compare 5
Andrey Yu. Olkhovik, Pavel S. Sadovnikov, Anton V. Vasiliev, Dmitriy G. Denisov, Vladimir L. Emanuel   +4 more
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Factors Associated with Poor Glycemic and Lipid Levels in Ambulatory Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patients in Asmara, Eritrea: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2020
Objective. There is a dearth of relevant research on the rapidly evolving epidemic of diabetes mellitus (particularly Type 2 diabetes mellitus) in sub-Saharan Africa. To address some of these issues in the Eritrean context, we conducted a cross-sectional
Oliver Okoth Achila, Millen Ghebretinsae, Abraham Kidane, Michael Simon, Shewit Makonen, Yohannes Rezene   +5 more
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Shorter laboratory turnaround time is associated with shorter emergency department length of stay: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background A longer emergency department length of stay (EDLOS) is associated with poor outcomes. Shortening EDLOS is difficult, due to its multifactorial nature. A potential way to improve EDLOS is through shorter turnaround times for diagnostic testing.
Bram E. L. Vrijsen, Saskia Haitjema, Jan Westerink, Cornelia A. R. Hulsbergen-Veelken, Wouter W. van Solinge, Maarten J. ten Berg   +5 more
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The skeletal muscle phenotype of the DE50-MD dog model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2022
Background: Animal models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are essential to study disease progression and assess efficacy of therapeutic intervention, however dystrophic mice fail to display a clinically relevant phenotype, limiting translational ...
Claire Massey, Emma M.A. Foster, Dominic J. Wells, Frances Taylor-Brown, Richard J. Piercy, Dominique O. Riddell, John C.W. Hildyard, Faye Rawson, Rachel C.M. Harron   +8 more
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Optimizing Specimen Transport Systems in Laboratory Medicine: A Case Study of a Tertiary Hospital in Korea

Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
Efficient specimen transport is essential for laboratory medicine in tertiary hospitals. Nevertheless, there is no universal model for specimen transport systems; selecting the right one is a complex challenge.
Taewon JUNG, Jiyun LEE, Junghee YANG, Mi-Ae JANG, Soo-Youn LEE, Hyung-Doo PARK   +5 more
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Medicare coding and reimbursement for clinical laboratory services [PDF]

Clinical Chemistry, 1998
Abstract Medicare will continue to increase its efforts to cut spending through aggressive review of claims and the use of new fraud and abuse regulations. Providers must be especially careful to provide correct procedure codes that define precisely what services have been provided and accurate diagnosis codes that link those procedures ...
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AQP4 autoantibody assay performance in clinical laboratory service [PDF]

Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, 2014
To compare performance of contemporary aquaporin-4-immunoglobulin (Ig) G assays in clinical service.Sera from neurologic patients (4 groups) and controls were tested initially by service ELISA (recombinant human aquaporin-4, M1 isoform) and then by cell-based fluorescence assays: fixed (CBA, M1-aquaporin-4, observer-scored) and live (fluorescence ...
Fryer, J.P., Lennon, V.A., Pittock, S.J., Jenkins, S.M., Fallier-Becker, P., Clardy, S.L., Horta, E., Jedynak, E.A., Lucchinetti, C.F., Shuster, E.A., Weinshenker, B.G., Wingerchuk, D.M., McKeon, A.   +12 more
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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
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Cataloguing experimentally confirmed 80.7 kb-long ACKR1 haplotypes from the 1000 Genomes Project database

BMC Bioinformatics, 2021
Background Clinically effective and safe genotyping relies on correct reference sequences, often represented by haplotypes. The 1000 Genomes Project recorded individual genotypes across 26 different populations and, using computerized genotype phasing ...
Kshitij Srivastava, Anne-Sophie Fratzscher, Bo Lan, Willy Albert Flegel   +3 more
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