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Pre-analytical phase in clinical chemistry laboratory [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2016
The laboratory testing process is divided into the pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phases. For obtaining reliable test results, the prevention and detection of errors at all steps is required.
Neogi SS, Mehndiratta M, Gupta S, Puri D
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Performance criteria and quality indicators for the pre-analytical phase [PDF]

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 2015
AbstractThe definition, implementation and monitoring of valuable analytical quality specifications have played a fundamental role in improving the quality of laboratory services and reducing the rates of analytical errors. However, a body of evidence has been accumulated on the relevance of the extra-analytical phases, namely the pre-analytical steps,
Mario Plebani, Michela Pelloso, Laura Sciacovelli   +2 more
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Quality indicators of the pre-analytical phase [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2012
Quality indicators are tools that allow the quantification of quality in each of the segments of health care in comparison with selected criteria. They can be defined as an objective measure used to assess the critical health care segments such as, for ...
Majkić-Singh Nada, Šumarac Zorica
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Quality Measures in Pre-Analytical Phase of Tissue Processing: Understanding Its Value in Histopathology [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Introduction: Quality monitoring in histopathology unit is categorized into three phases, pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical, to cover various steps in the entire test cycle. Review of literature on quality evaluation studies pertaining to
Shalinee Rao, Suresh Masilamani, Sandhya Sundaram, Prathiba Duvuru, Rajendiran Swaminathan   +4 more
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How to conduct External Quality Assessment Schemes for the pre-analytical phase? [PDF]

Biochem Med (Zagreb), 2014
In laboratory medicine, several studies have described the most frequent errors in the different phases of the total testing process, and a large proportion of these errors occur in the pre-analytical phase.
Kristensen GB, Aakre KM, Kristoffersen AH, Sandberg S.   +3 more
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Workflow optimization in a clinical laboratory using Lean management principles in the pre-analytical phase. [PDF]

J Med Biochem, 2021
Background: The application of the Lean methodology in clinical laboratories can improve workflow and user satisfaction through the efficient delivery of analytical results.
Letelier P, Guzmán N, Medina G, Calcumil L, Huencho P, Mora J, Quiñones F, Jara J, Reyno C, Farías JG, Herrera BL, Brebi P, Riquelme I, San MA.   +13 more
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Automation of the Pre-Analytical Phase: A Performance Evaluation of Alternative Scenarios [PDF]

Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation, 2002
This paper is about the automation of the pre-analytical phase in a biochemical laboratory, which performs more than 3.7 million tests per year. The paper presents how an investment in the laboratory can be evaluated considering both economic criteria, future performance and service quality.
DE CAPITANI, CRISTINA, A. Marocchi, TOLIO, TULLIO ANTONIO MARIA   +2 more
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Artificial intelligence in the pre-analytical phase: State-of-the art and future perspectives [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has become widespread in many areas of science and medicine, including laboratory medicine. Although it seems obvious that the analytical and post-analytical phases could be the most important fields of application in laboratory medicine, a kaleidoscope of new opportunities has emerged to extend the benefits of ...
Lippi, Giuseppe, Mattiuzzi, Camilla, Favaloro, Emmanuel   +2 more
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Pre-analytical workstations as a tool for reducing laboratory errors [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2010
Reducing errors and improving quality are an integral part of Laboratory Medicine. Laboratory testing, a highly complex process commonly called the total testing process (TTP), is usually subdivided into three traditional (pre-, intra-, and post ...
Da Rin Giorgio
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The pre-analytical phase in parasitology

World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Parasites are among the main agents of the diseases from which mankind suffers. The parasitology laboratory plays an important role in the diagnosis of parasitic disease. One of its main challenges is to achieve, maintain and improve the accuracy, reliability and speed of its analyses. However, only good quality management in the laboratory will enable
O. NASSIRI, Fatiha Bousnina, B. EL RAFFOULI, H. EZZAIDI, Imène Nassima Mahi, Samira Laghzaoui, Oumaima kharkhach, Asmae Rhoubi, Abdulaziz Almat Hami   +8 more
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