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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 However, culture is a laborious, time consuming, imperfect and outdated process.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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Assessment of Biochemical Analytes Stability: The Role of Centrifugation and Storage Conditions in the Preanalytical Phase

Analytical Science Advances
The preanalytical phase represents a critical component of laboratory testing, encompassing all procedures prior to sample analysis and exerting a substantial influence on the quality and reliability of laboratory results.
Zivile Jacike, Rugile Skripkauske, Zivile Sauciuniene, Ema Rajackaite, Paulius Kibisa, Vaiva Lesauskaitė, Ingrida Grabauskyte, Gajdová Marie, Ramune Sepetiene   +8 more
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Integrating Research Techniques to Improve Quality and Safety in the Preanalytical Phase [PDF]

Laboratory Medicine, 2018
Reducing errors in the preanalytical phase is difficult, which suggests the issue may be multidimensional. As such, qualitative research may be truly innovative in this context.We carried out a descriptive study using a qualitative method incorporating 4 focus groups.
Juan Gomez Salgado, Adolfo Romero, CARLOS Ruiz-Frutos   +2 more
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The role of European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine Working Group for Preanalytical Phase in standardization and harmonization of the preanalytical phase in Europe

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, 2016
Patient safety is a leading challenge in healthcare and from the laboratory perspective it is now well established that preanalytical errors are the major contributor to the overall rate of diagnostic and therapeutic errors. To address this, the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine Working Group for Preanalytical Phase ...
Giuseppe Lippi, Ana-Maria Simundic, Mads Nybo   +2 more
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AMH standardization and preanalytical phase as two sides of the same coin. [PDF]

JBRA Assist Reprod, 2023
Demirci G, Saçıntı KG, Sönmezer M, Öztürk HS.   +3 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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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 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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