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The Journey of Cultures Taken During Revision Joint Arthroplasty: Preanalytical Phase [PDF]

Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, 2019
Background: Microbiological culture has been considered the standard for pathogen identification for decades. However, culture is a laborious, time consuming, imperfect and outdated process. This study aims to inform the orthopedic community of the steps
K. M. Blevins, K. Goswami, J. Parvizi
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The role of the pathology department in the preanalytical phase of molecular analyses [PDF]

Cancer Management and Research, 2018
Sergiu Susman,1,2 Ioana Berindan-Neagoe,3 Bobe Petrushev,3 Radu Pirlog,2 Ioan-Stefan Florian,4 Carmen-Mihaela Mihu,2 Cristian Berce,3 Lucian Craciun,2 Ravnit Grewal,5 Ciprian Tomuleasa3,6,7 1Department of Pathology, Imogen Research Center, 2Department of
Susman S, Berindan-Neagoe I, Petrushev B, Pirlog R, Florian IS, Mihu CM, Berce C, Craciun L, Grewal R, Tomuleasa C   +9 more
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Comparative evaluation of two different blood collection tubes for hematological and biochemical testing [PDF]

Practical Laboratory Medicine
Background: Blood collection tubes can influence sample stability and analytical accuracy. We compared two different commercially available tube systems, Vacutainer® (BD) and Vacusera® (Disera), assessing stability of hematological and biochemical ...
Michela Salvatici, Francesca Carreras, Monica Gaimarri, Francesca Delia Sansico, Paolo Marinoni, Chiara Masserini, Barbara Bianchi, Carmen Sommese, Lorenzo Drago   +8 more
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Analysis and actions after laboratory errors in a Chinese university hospital [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background Diagnostic errors pose a critical threat to patient safety, heavily relying on accurate laboratory medicine. However, research specifically addressing laboratory errors (LEs) remains limited globally.
Ying Guo, Wei Dai, Yongmei Jiang, Xiaojuan Liu   +3 more
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Analysis of Errors in a Clinical Laboratory of a Tertiary Care Hospital, Odisha, India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Introduction: Medical and laboratory errors can be caused due to many reasons, including communication problem, inadequate training of the staff members, improper identification.
Kavita Aggarwal, Sumit Jhajharia, Tapaswini Pradhan, Viyatprajna Acharya, Saurav Patra, Sri Krushna Mahapatra   +5 more
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Workflow optimization in a clinical laboratory using Lean management principles in the pre-analytical phase [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 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 Pablo, Guzmán Neftalí, Medina Gustavo, Calcumil Luis, Huencho Pamela, Mora Jonathan, Quiñones Francisco, Jara Jorge, Reyno Cristóbal, Farías Jorge G., Herrera Belén Lisandra, Brebi Priscilla, Riquelme Ismael, San Martín Andrés   +13 more
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Evaluation of 18 quality indicators from the external quality assurance preanalytical programme of the Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine (SEQCML)

Advances in Laboratory Medicine, 2022
Most errors in laboratory medicine occur in the pre- and post-analytical phases of the total testing process (TTP). In 2014, the Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine (SEQCML) started the current Preanalytical Phase EQA Programme, with the objective of ...
Caballero Andrea, Gómez-Rioja Rubén, Ventura Montserrat, Llopis María Antonia, Bauça Josep Miquel, Gómez-Gómez Carolina, Marzana Itziar, Ibarz Mercedes   +7 more
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Interferograms plotted with reference change value (RCV) may facilitate the management of hemolyzed samples [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2022
Background: The European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE) have recommended an algorithm based on the reference change value (RCV) to evaluate hemolysis.
Uçar Kamil Taha, Çat Abdulkadir, Gümüş Alper, Nurlu Nilhan   +3 more
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TBS preanalytical phase working group survey study – preanalytical phase in coagulation laboratories

Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, 2020
Abstract Objectives Preanalytical phase quality, which begins with a request for testing and continues with patient preparation, sample collection, transport, processing and storage, is essential for coagulation tests.
Mehmet Senes, Berrin Bercik Inal, Fehime Benli Aksungar, Ipek Cinaroglu, Pinar Eker, Cigdem Sonmez, Guzin Aykal, Aylin Hakligor, Alper Gumus, Bagnu Orhan, Funda Gucel, Canan Yilmaz, Cihan Coskun, Fatma Taneli, Ayfer Colak, Dogan Yucel   +15 more
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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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