An important source of preanalytical error in medical laboratories: centrifugation [PDF]
Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, 2021 Abstract Centrifugation separates particles within the specimen according to their shape, dimensions, and density and basically can be defined as a separation method. The centrifuge is an essential device in medical laboratories to prepare the serum, plasma, and urine samples for analysis.
Cigdem Sonmez +15 more
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Assessment of phlebotomy errors by direct observation of sample collection procedure in a NABL Accredited Hospital: An Observational study [PDF]
Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background: Preanalytical phase is largely dependent on phlebotomist. The most frequently encountered preanalytical errors are hemolysis, incorrect patient identification, clotted specimens and insufficient sample volume.
Kavita Aggarwal +5 more
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Reference values: a review [PDF]
, 2009 Reference values are used to describe the dispersion of variables in healthy individuals. They are usually reported as population-based reference intervals (RIs) comprising 95% of the healthy population. International recommendations state the preferred
Braun, Jean-Pierre +5 more
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Evaluation of Preanalytic Errors in Clinical Laboratory Practice [PDF]
Laboratory Medicine, 2006 Preanalytic errors are important factors that affect laboratory test results, but they are generally underestimated in routine practice. As a part of a quality management program, preanalytic errors were observed in the Central Laboratory Clinical Biochemistry Unit at Ankara University Ibni Sina Hospital.
Özay Arikan Akan +2 more
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Journal of Applied HematologyThis comprehensive review explores the critical importance of the preanalytical phase in hematology laboratory testing and its significant impact on the overall quality of results.
Pooja Dattatray Mankar +4 more
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Artificial intelligence in the pre-analytical phase: State-of-the art and future perspectives [PDF]
Journal of Medical BiochemistryThe 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
Lippi Giuseppe +2 more
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Pre-analytical specimen labelling and processing errors in the ICU
University of Ottawa Journal of Medicine, 2022 Introduction: Specimen rejections have been associated with increased in-hospital stay and cost. The majority of errors occur in the pre-analytic phase. Specimen rejection can lead to high rate of recollection, delay in result availability, and high rate
Long Nguyen, Sherissa Microys
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Governance of Preanalytical Variability and Error Detection
Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2008 Governance of Preanalytical Variability and Error ...
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Defining a roadmap for harmonizing quality indicators in Laboratory Medicine: A consensus statement on behalf of the IFCC Working Group "laboratory Error and Patient Safety" and EFLM Task and Finish Group "performance specifications for the extra-analytical phases" [PDF]
, 2016 The improving quality of laboratory testing requires a deep understanding of the many vulnerable steps involved in the total examination process (TEP), along with the identification of a hierarchy of risks and challenges that need to be addressed.
Sciacovelli, Laura +8 more
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Enzyme immunoassay in the practice of a physician
Клинический разбор в общей медицине, 2022 Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) plays an important role in various fields of medicine. It is currently the most accessible laboratory technique. The article discusses the basic principles of solid-phase ELISA, its most famous modifications. The
Oksana V. Moskalets
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