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Preanalytical phase--a continuous challenge for laboratory professionals. [PDF]
Biochem Med (Zagreb), 2012 Preanalytical phase is the most vulnerable part of the total testing process and is considered to be among the greatest challenges to the laboratory professionals. However, preanalytical activities, management of unsuitable specimens and reporting policies are not fully standardized, nor harmonized worldwide. Several standards related to blood sampling
Simundic AM, Lippi G.
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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 However, culture is a laborious, time consuming, imperfect and outdated process.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 Manag Res, 2018 After introducing the new molecules for the treatment of patients with tumoral pathology, the therapeutical decision will be taken depending on the molecular profile performed upon the harvested tissues. This major modification makes the molecular and morphological analysis an essential part in the clinical management of patients and the pathologist ...
Susman S +9 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 Gómez Salgado +2 more
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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 +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 +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 +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 +13 more
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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 +7 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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