Use of Hoteling’s T multivariate control chart for effective monitoring of a laboratory test with a 3-level quality control scheme

Cristiano Ialongo

Original articles, Volume 35, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: quality control; analytical performance specification; multivariate analysis; analytical process

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.020701

Red blood cell agglutination caused by ceftriaxone and its effect on erythrocyte parameters: a case report

Petra Andrasic, Renata Zrinski Topic, Ivan Pavic, Jasna Lenicek Krleza

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: agglutination; ceftriaxone; hemolytic anemia; preanalytical errors; red blood cell count

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.011002

Stability of adrenocorticotropic hormone in whole blood samples: effects of storage conditions

François Fraissinet, Hélène Girot, André Gillibert, Anaïs Melin, Julie Fettig, Valéry Brunel

Original articles, Volume 34, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: adrenocorticotropic hormone; hemolysis; preanalytical phase; specimen stability; whole blood

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.030702

Corrigendum to: Negligible effect of vitamin D supplementation on exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: meta-analysis

Ye Hua, Ting Jiang, Jiangyi Feng, Mi Zou

Corrigendum, Volume 34, June, Issue 2

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.021201

Comparative study on the quality control effectiveness of AI-PBRTQC and traditional PBRTQC model in identifying quality risks

Xucai Dong, Xi Meng, Bin Li, Dongmei Wen, Xianfei Zeng

Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: patient-based real-time quality control; exponentially weighted moving average; quality risk

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.020707

Effects of reverse osmosis membrane replacement of pure water system on clinical chemistry and immunoassay in clinical laboratory

Shaocong Liang, Huaxian Wu, Jiayi Zhao, Xuanjie Guo, Yongjie Qiang, Xin Zhao, Meng Lan, Chongquan Zhao, Dongxin Zhang

Original articles, Volume 34, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: water purification; glycerol; clinical chemistry tests; immunoassay; triglycerides

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.010705

Negligible effect of vitamin D supplementation on exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: meta-analysis

Ye Hua, Ting Jiang, Jiangyi Feng, Mi Zou

Original articles, Volume 33, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; vitamin D deficiency; disease progression; meta-analysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.030703

Effects of specimen haemolysis on complete blood count results by Abbott Alinity hq System

Müjgan Ercan, Emiş Deniz Akbulut, Nihayet Bayraktar, Şerif Ercan

Original articles, Volume 31, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: complete blood count; reference change values; haemolysis; interference

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.030706

Decision support system through automatic algorithms and electronic request in diagnosis of anaemia for primary care patients

Enrique Rodriguez-Borja, Adela Pozo-Giraldez, Macarena Díaz-Gimenez, Ausias Hervas-Romero, Africa Corchon-Peyrallo, Inmaculada Vinyals-Bellido, Arturo Carratala Calvo

Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: algorithms; anaemia; diagnosis; clinical laboratory information systems; cost – effectiveness; referral and consultation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020702

Effect of haemolysis on an enzymatic measurement of ethanol

Abdulkadir Çat, Kamil Taha Uçar, Alper Gümüş

Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: ethanol; haemolysis; interference; preanalytical error

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.010704

Sample size, power and effect size revisited: simplified and practical approaches in pre-clinical, clinical and laboratory studies

Ceyhan Ceran Serdar, Murat Cihan, Doğan Yücel, Muhittin A Serdar

Review, Volume 31, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; effect size; power analysis; sample size

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.010502

Analytical performance assessment and improvement by means of the Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA)

Leonor Guiñón, Anna Soler, Mónica Gisell Díaz, Rosa María Fernández, Nayra Rico, Josep Lluís Bedini, Aurea Mira, Luisa Alvarez

Original papers, Volume 30, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: risk management; FMEA; sigma metric; analytical performance; quality control

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.020703

The effect of jet-lag on serum concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone and prolactin: A case report

Merve Sibel Gungoren, Deniz Ilhan Topcu, Cevdet Zungun

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; case report; jet-lag; thyroid stimulating hormone; prolactin

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.011003

Effectiveness of minimum retesting intervals in managing repetitive laboratory testing: experience from a Croatian university hospital

Ivana Lapić, Dunja Rogić, Mirjana Fuček, Ružica Galović

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: evidence-based practice; clinical laboratory services; pre-analytical phase; cost analysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030705

Effect of temperature and time delay in centrifugation on stability of select biomarkers of nutrition and non-communicable diseases in blood samples

Ransi Ann Abraham, Praween K. Agrawal, Rajib Acharya, Avina Sarna, Sowmya Ramesh, Robert Johnston, Arjan de Wagt, Nizamuddin Khan, Akash Porwal, Sucheta Banerjee Kurundkar, Arvind Pandey, Raghu Pullakhandam, Krishnapillai Madhavan Nair, Geeta Trilok Kumar

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: survey; preanalytical conditions; temperature; time delay; centrifugation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020708

Case report: An index of suspicion in hyponatraemia

Marizna Barkhuizen, Mariza Hoffmann, Ekkehard WA Zöllner, Rajiv T. Erasmus, Annalise E. Zemlin

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: pseudohyponatraemia; electrolyte exclusion effect; case report; serum indices; endogenous interference

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.011002

Plasma free DNA: Evaluation of temperature-associated storage effects observed for Roche Cell-Free DNA collection tubes

Dietmar Enko, Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann, Gernot Kriegshäuser

Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: cell-free nucleic acids; pre-analytical phase; quality improvement

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010904

Effects of different anticoagulants on glycated albumin quantification

Graziella Bonetti, Nicola Di Gaetano, Renata Paleari, Ferruccio Ceriotti

Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; serum albumin; diabetes mellitus; anticoagulants

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010901

Changes of salivary biomarkers under different storage conditions: effects of temperature and length of storage

Tomás Barranco, Camila P Rubio, Asta Tvarijonaviciute, Mónica Rubio, Elena Damia, Elsa Lamy, Ramón Cugat, José J Cerón, Fernando Tecles, Damián Escribano

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biomarker; enzyme stability; oxidative stress; saliva; temperature

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010706

Effect of cold agglutinins on red blood cell parameters in a trauma patient: a case report

Anita Topic, Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Ana Bronic, Marina Pavic

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: cold agglutinins; preanalytical errors; red blood cell count; spurious complete blood count results

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.031001

Significance of LDL and HDL subclasses characterization in the assessment of risk for colorectal cancer development

Milica Stevanovic, Jelena Vekic, Natasa Bogavac-Stanojevic, Jelena Janac, Zeljka Stjepanovic, Dejan Zeljkovic, Bratislav Trifunovic, Vesna Spasojevic-Kalimanovska, Aleksandra Zeljkovic

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: colorectal cancer; risk prediction; lipoprotein subclasses; lipoprotein size; cost-effectiveness

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030713

Effect of sample processing and time delay on cell count and chemistry tests in cerebrospinal fluid collected from drainage systems

Ana Mlinarić, Željka Vogrinc, Zrinka Drenšek

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: cerebrospinal fluid; extra-ventricular drainage system; cell count; biochemistry analyses; turnaround time

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030705

“Ultra-sensitive” cardiac troponins: Requirements for effective implementation in clinical practice

Giuseppe Lippi, Fabian Sanchis-Gomar

Review, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: cardiac troponin; myocardial infarction; acute coronary syndrome; diagnostics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030501

Utilization of a healthcare failure mode and effects analysis to identify error sources in the preanalytical phase in two tertiary hospital laboratories

Adolfo Romero, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Adolfo Romero-Arana, Carlos Ruiz-Frutos

Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis; quality assessment; errors

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020713

Risk analysis and assessment based on Sigma metrics and intended use

Yong Xia, Hao Xue, Cunliang Yan, Bowen Li, ShuQiong Zhang, Mingyang Li, Ling Ji

Original Papers: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: risk analysis; risk assessment; Six Sigma; Sigma metrics; failure mode and effects analysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020707

Effect of different pre-analytical conditions on plasma lactate concentration

Ivana Rako, Ana Mlinaric, Monika Dozelencic, Gordana Fressl Juros, Dunja Rogic

Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: plasma lactate; blood analysis; blood specimen collection; haemolysis; pre-analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020701

Upfront dilution of ferritin samples to reduce hook effect, improve turnaround time and reduce costs

Shu Juan Wu, Joshua A. Hayden

Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: immunoassay; prozone effect; ferritin; turnaround time

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010903

Preanalytics of urine sediment examination: effect of relative centrifugal force, tube type, volume of sample and supernatant removal

Amalija Bunjevac, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Marijana Miler, Anita Horvat

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; laboratory error; urinalysis; urine sediment

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010707

Does recreational scuba diving have clinically significant effect on routine haematological parameters?

Antonija Perovic, Nora Nikolac, Marina Njire Braticevic, Ana Milcic, Sandra Sobocanec, Tihomir Balog, Sanja Dabelic, Jerka Dumic

Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: diving; preanalytical phase; blood cell count; evaluation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.035

Utility of routine laboratory preoperative tests based on previous results: Time to give up

Enrique Rodríguez–Borja, Africa Corchon–Peyrallo, Gerardo Aguilar–Aguilar, Arturo Carratala–Calvo

Short Communications, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: cost-effectiveness; preoperative care; patient safety; routine diagnostic tests

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030902

Predatory journals and their effects on scientific research community

Farrokh Habibzadeh, Ana-Maria Simundic

Research integrity corner: Special issue on predatory journals, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.028

Effectiveness of citrate buffer-fluoride mixture in Terumo tubes as an inhibitor of glycolysis

Graziella Bonetti, Mariarosa Carta, Martina Montagnana, Claudia Lo Cascio, Anna Rita Bonfigli, Andrea Mosca, Roberto Testa

Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: glucose; pre-analytical phase; sodium fluoride; citrate acidification; stability

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.006

The effect of extremely high glucose concentrations on 21 routine chemistry and thyroid Abbott assays: interference study

Serap Çuhadar, Mehmet Köseoğlu, Yasemin Çinpolat, Güler Buğdaycı, Murat Usta, Tuna Semerci

Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: assay interference; glucose interference; preanalytical phase; creatinine; Jaffe kinetic assay; thyroid function tests

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.004

The effectiveness of BD Vacutainer® Plus Urinalysis Preservative Tubes in preservation of urine for chemical strip analysis and particle counting

Merve Kaymak Ekşioğlu, Özlem Çakır Madenci, Nihal Yücel, Abdullah Elçi, Bülent Turhan, Gani Orhan, Asuman Orçun

Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: urinalysis; preservation; sample preparation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.024

Understanding the effect size and its measures

Cristiano Ialongo

Review Article, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical data analysis; statistical data interpretation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.015

The use of S-Monovette is effective to reduce the burden of hemolysis in a large urban emergency department

Giuseppe Lippi, Patrizia Bonelli, Laura Bonfanti, Gianfranco Crevellin

Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; hemolysis; blood specimen collection; catheter; emergency department

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.008

Cost-effectiveness analysis of acute kidney injury biomarkers in pediatric cardiac surgery

Stanislava Petrovic, Natasa Bogavac-Stanojevic, Dragana Lakic, Amira Peco-Antic, Irena Vulicevic, Ivana Ivanisevic, Jelena Kotur-Stevuljevic, Zorana Jelic-Ivanovic

Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: acute kidney injury; cardiac surgery; children; biomarkers; cost effectiveness analysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.027

Effect of 12-week-long aerobic training programme on body composition, aerobic capacity, complete blood count and blood lipid profile among young women

Dorota Kostrzewa-Nowak, Robert Nowak, Zbigniew Jastrzębski, Aleksandra Zarębska, Marta Bichowska, Izabela Drobnik-Kozakiewicz, Łukasz Radzimiński, Agata Leońska-Duniec, Krzysztof Ficek, Paweł Cięszczyk

Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: body composition; physical fitness; overweight; women

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.013

70-year old female patient with mismatch between hematocrit and hemoglobin values: the effects of cold agglutinin on complete blood count

Şerif Ercan, Mustafa Çalışkan, Erhan Koptur

Case report, Volume 24, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: complete blood count; cold agglutinin; hematocrit; hemoglobin; interference

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.042

Is an integrative laboratory algorithm more effective in detecting аlpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency in patients with premature chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than AAT concentration based screening approach?

Andjelo Beletic, Aleksandra Dudvarski-Ilic, Branislava Milenkovic, Ljudmila Nagorni-Obradovic, Mila Ljujic, Valentina Djordjevic, Dusko Mirkovic, Dragica Radojkovic, Nada Majkic-Singh

Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency; diagnostic techniques and procedures; pulmonary disease; chronic obstructive

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.032

Recreational scuba diving: negative or positive effects of oxidative and cardiovascular stress?

Antonija Perovic, Adriana Unic, Jerka Dumic

Review, Volume 24, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: diving; oxidative stress; sirtuins; cardiovascular system

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.026

Economic evaluation of different screening alternatives for patients with clinically suspected acute deep vein thrombosis

Nataša Bogavac-Stanojević, Violeta Dopsaj, Zorana Jelić-Ivanović, Dragana Lakić, Dragan Vasić, Guenka Petrova

Original papers, Volume 23, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: cost-effectiveness analysis; D dimer; deep vein thrombosis; pre-test probability score

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.012

The effect of storage time and freeze-thaw cycles on the stability of serum samples

Serap Cuhadar, Mehmet Koseoglu, Aysenur Atay, Ahmet Dirican

Original papers, Volume 23, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; serum; stability; storage; temperature

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.009

Effect of sample type, centrifugation and storage conditions on vitamin D concentration

Ayfer Colak, Burak Toprak, Nese Dogan, Fusun Ustuner

Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: centrifugation; temperature; stability; vitamin D; preanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.039

The effective reduction of tourniquet application time after minor modification of the CLSI H03-A6 blood collection procedure

Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi

Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: venous stasis; preanalytical phase; tourniquets; phlebotomy; practice guidelines

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.037

The effects of transport by pneumatic tube system on blood cell count, erythrocyte sedimentation and coagulation tests

Fatma Emel Koçak, Mustafa Yöntem, Özlem Yücel, Mustafa Çilo, Özlem Genç, Ayfer Meral

Original papers, Volume 23, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: activated partial thromboplastin time; blood cell count; erythrocyte sedimentation; pneumatic tube system; prothrombin time

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.024

The effects of different syringe volume, needle size and sample volume on blood gas analysis in syringes washed with heparin

Tuncay Küme, Ali Rıza Şişman, Ahmet Solak, Birsen Tuğlu, Burcu Çinkooğlu, Canan Çoker

Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: blood gas analysis; blood specimen collection; heparin; needles; syringes.

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.022

Lipaemic samples: Effective process for lipid reduction using high speed centrifugation compared with ultracentrifugation

Goce Dimeski, Brock W. Jones

Original papers, Volume 21, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: lipaemia; interference; ultracentrifugation; high speed centrifugation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.016

Effects of hemolysis interference on routine biochemistry parameters

Mehmet Koseoglu, Aysel Hur, Aysenur Atay, Serap Cuhadar

Original papers, Volume 21, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: hemolysis; preanalytical errors; interference; analytes.

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.015

Effects of winter swimming on haematological parameters

Giovanni Lombardi, Christian Ricci, Giuseppe Banfi

Original papers, Volume 21, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: winter swimming; cold stress; red blood cells; platelets; leukocytes; haematology

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.014

Interferences in quantitative immunochemical methods

Slavica Dodig

Review, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: immunoassays; interferences; cross-reactivity; prozone effect

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.005

Pleiotropic effects of ACE polymorphism

Syed Kashif Nawaz, Shahida Hasnain

Review, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: ACE polymorphism; longevity; early mortality; cardiovascular diseases

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.004

5’-nucleotidase, oxidative stress and antioxidant status in alcohol consumers and cirrhotic patients

Tarannum F. Subhani, Mohammad A. Nasar, Abdalla Jarrari, Vivian D’Souza, Mohammad A. Naseer, Faiyaz Shakeel

Original papers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: alcohol consumers; antioxidant effects; 5’-nucleotidase; oxidative stress

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.026

Effect of intensive insulin therapy on systemic nitric oxide levels and adenosine deaminase activity in secondary sulfonylurea failure

Ayşe Binnur Erbağcı, Rukiye Deveci, Ersin Akarsu, Özlem Tiryaki, Ş. Nur Aksoy

Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: adenosine deaminase; intensive insulin therapy; nitric oxide; secondary sulfonylurea failure

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.015

Power analysis in research

Mary L. McHugh

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 18, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: power; significance; effect size; sample size; statistical power

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2008.024

The effect of early diagnosis and treatment on maternal and fetal outcomes in patients with HELLP syndrome?

Steven J. Wagner, Iasmina M. Craici, Marie C. Hogan, Kent R. Bailey, Vesna D. Garovic

Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: HELLP syndrome; preeclampsia; maternal outcomes; fetal outcomes; intrauterine fetal death

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.006

Metabolic side-effects of novel antipsychotic drugs

Ana Kovak-Mufić, Dalibor Karlović, Marko Martinac, Darko Marčinko, Katica Letinić, Branka Vidrih

Review, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: metabolic syndrome; side-effects; antipsychotics; lipid metabolism; glucose metabolism

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.016

Effect of duration of diabetes mellitus type 1 in children and adolescents on urinary N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase excretion

Jasminka Matica, Višnja Rački-Čargonja, Štefica Dvornik

Original papers, Volume 16, June, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: N-acetyl-b-D-glucosaminidase; diabetes mellitus type 1; diabetic nephropathy

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2006.007