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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 ...
Michael P Cornes, Stephen Church, Kjell Grankvist   +2 more
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AMH standardization and preanalytical phase as two sides of the same coin. [PDF]

JBRA Assist Reprod, 2023
Dear Editor, The primary goal of treatment individualization in in vitro fertilization (IVF) is to provide individualized ovarian stimulation, protocol selection, and gonadotrophin starting dose; thereby optimizing oocyte yield, avoiding OHSS, and ...
Demirci G, Saçıntı KG, Sönmezer M, Öztürk HS.   +3 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

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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European survey on preanalytical sample handling - Part 1: How do European laboratories monitor the preanalytical phase? On behalf of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for the Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE). [PDF]

Biochem Med (Zagreb), 2019
Introduction: Compared to other activities of the testing process, the preanalytical phase is plagued by a lower degree of standardization, which makes it more vulnerable to errors.
Cadamuro J, Lippi G, von Meyer A, Ibarz M, van Dongen E, Lases5, Cornes M, Nybo M, Vermeersch P, Grankvist K, Guimaraes JT, Kristensen GBB, de la Salle B, Simundic AM.   +13 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

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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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 effects of education and training given to phlebotomists for reducing preanalytical errors [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2018
Background: The most common sources of error in the preanalytical phase are considered to be at the stage of patient preparation and sample collection.
Demet Arslan Fatma, Karakoyun Inanc, Isbilen Basok Banu, Zeytinli Aksit Merve, Celik Esma, Dogan Kemal, Duman Can   +6 more
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Unveiling the hidden clinical and economic impact of preanalytical errors

Türk Biyokimya Dergisi
The preanalytical phase is the basis upon which the accuracy and reliability of laboratory testing mostly depend. Despite many recent advancements in laboratory medicine, preanalytical errors remain the most common source of diagnostic inaccuracies ...
Lippi Giuseppe
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Establishment of Preanalytical Quality Indicators and Current Status of Preanalytical Phase Laboratory Performance Monitoring in the Clinical Laboratories in Korea

Journal of Laboratory Medicine and Quality Assurance
Background: The preanalytical phase is more vulnerable to errors. Thisstudy aimed to establish preanalytical quality indicators (QIs) suitable for Korean clinical laboratories and investigate the current status of preanalytical phase performance ...
Sollip Kim, Sail Chun, Hyung-Doo Park, Yong-Wha Lee, Sang-Mi Kim, Kyunghoon Lee   +5 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.
Adolfo Romero, Juan Gómez-Salgado, J Andres Dominguez-Gomez   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources