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Preanalytical quality improvement : in quality we trust

, 2013
Total quality in laboratory medicine should be defined as the guarantee that each activity throughout the total testing process is correctly performed, providing valuable medical decision-making and effective patient care.
Bowen, Raffick A, Behulova, Darina, Church, Stephen, Palicka V, Palicka, Vladimir, Simundic AM, Kitchen, Steve, Behúlová D, Plebani M, Lippi, Giuseppe, Grankvist, Kjell,, Nybo, Mads, Nybo M, Becan-McBride, Kathleen, Grankvist K, Becan McBride K, Nauck M, Nikolac, Nora, Sandberg, Sverre, Delanghe, Joris, Sandberg S, Kitchen S, Nikolac N, Simundic A.M., Simundic, Ana-Maria, Church S, Plebani, Mario, Bowen RA, Lippi G, Delanghe J, Grankvist, Kjell, Nauck, Matthias, Bowen, Raffick A.   +32 more
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Assessment of bedside transfusion practices at a tertiary care center: A step closer to controlling the chaos

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2018
Background: Blood transfusion chain can be divided into three phases: preanalytical (patient bedside), analytical (steps done at transfusion services), and postanalytical (bedside).
Dheeraj Khetan, Rahul Katharia, Hem Chandra Pandey, Rajendra Chaudhary, Rajesh Harsvardhan, Hemchandra Pandey, Atul Sonkar   +6 more
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On Methods for the Measurement of the Apelin Receptor Ligand Apelin

Scientific Reports, 2022
Apelin exists in many isoforms, both in the circulation and in specific tissues. Apelin peptides have a short half-life but preservation before measurement is scarcely studied.
Peter Janssens, Henriette de Loor, Jean-Paul Decuypere, Rudi Vennekens, Catherine Llorens-Cortes, Djalila Mekahli, Bert Bammens   +6 more
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Quality Assurance in the Preanalytical Phase

, 2011
The preanalytical phase includes a set of processes that are difficult to define because they take place in different places and at different times. Classically, the preanalytical phase included all processes from the time a laboratory request is made by a physician until the sample is ready for testing.
M. Antonia, Virtudes Alvarez, Cecilia Martnez-Br, Rubn Gmez, Nria Barba, Merc Ibarz, Mariano Corts, Montserrat Ventura, M. Jess   +8 more
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Impact of delayed blood donation sample processing and testing on SARS‐CoV‐2 serological assay results in an evolving pandemic response

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The two largest US blood collection organizations led a multiphased, multicenter nationwide SARS‐CoV‐2 blood donor‐based serosurveillance program. The potential impact of delayed sample processing and prolonged refrigerated or frozen storage on anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 antibody detection was investigated.
Marion C. Lanteri, Valerie Green, Hasan Sulaeman, Mars Stone, James Haynes, Clara Di Germanio, Sakina Smith, Patricia G. Villaflor, Jamel Groves, Phillip C. Williamson, Susan L. Stramer, Melissa M. Coughlin, Jefferson M. Jones, Eduard Grebe, Michael P. Busch, Paula Saa   +15 more
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Loss of Stability for Blood Urea Nitrogen in Cattle Serum Samples Stored for 3 and 6 Months at −20°C and −80°C

Veterinary Clinical Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Biological samples are stored for delayed or add‐on analyses. However, storage conditions, including time and temperature, can affect the stability of measurands in the samples. Objectives To assess the stability of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) in cattle serum samples.
I. Lizarraga, P. Reid, K. Wieliczko, J. Beeler‐Marfisi, F. Castillo‐Alcala   +4 more
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Are we getting better at the preanalytical phase or just better at measuring it?

, 2018
There is now consolidated evidence that the vast majority of laboratory errors occur in the extra-analytical phases of the total testing process, and especially in the preanalytical phase.
Bovo, Chiara, Giuseppe Lippi, Camilla Mattiuzzi, Mattiuzzi, Camilla, Chiara Bovo, Lippi, Giuseppe   +5 more
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Spanish Preanalytical Quality Monitoring Program (SEQC), an overview of 12 years' experience [PDF]

, 2017
Preanalytical variables, such as sample collection, handling and transport, may affect patient results. Preanalytical phase quality monitoring should be established in order to minimize laboratory errors and improve patient safety. A retrospective study (
Ibarz, M., Barba, N., Montserrat Ventura, Gómez-Rioja, R., María Antonia Llopis, Itziar Marzana, Segovia, M., Mercè Ibarz, Ventura, M., Nuria Barba, Alsina, M. J., Juan Jose Puente, Álvarez, V., Marzana, I., Virtudes Álvarez, Bauça, J. M., Martinez, D., Llopis, M. A., Marta Segovia, Puente, J. J., Debora Martinez, María Jesús Alsina, Rubén Gómez-Rioja, Josep Miquel Bauça   +23 more
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Exact time of venous blood sample collection – an unresolved issue, on behalf of the European Federation for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE)

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 2020
Objectives An accurate knowledge of blood collection times is crucial for verifying the stability of laboratory analytes. We therefore aimed to (i) assess if and how this information is collected throughout Europe and (ii) provide a list of potentially ...
A. von Meyer, G. Lippi, A. Šimundić, J. Cadamuro   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Misidentification and other preanalytical errors [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2008
The largest number of laboratory errors occur in the preanalytical phase and are mainly due to educational and organizational reasons. The experience of our institution, as well as the results of an Italian interlaboratory effort to detect and reduce ...
Bonini Pierangelo, Ceriotti Ferruccio, Mirandola Gaia, Signori Chiara   +3 more
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