Ivana Lapić, Dunja Rogić, Dragana Šegulja, Sandra Jakšić Jurinjak, Željka Vogrinc, Sanja Kačkov, Fran Smaić, Indira Imširović, Lovorka Đerek
Case reports, Volume 35, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: cardiology; troponin; immunoassay; heterophile antibodies; myocarditis
Leyre Ruiz, Tomás Munoz, Alvaro González, Estibaliz Alegre
Short communications, Volume 35, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: NSE; hemolysis; interference; correction formula
Chaochao Ma, Qi Zhang, Yingying Hu, Wenyi Ding, Liangyu Xia, Ling Qiu
Short communications, Volume 35, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Patient-Based Real-Time Quality Control; daily positivity rate; thyroid peroxidase antibody; systematic error; quality assessment
Juan José Perales-Afán, Diego Aparicio-Pelaz, Juan José Puente-Lanzarote, Marta Fabre
Original articles, Volume 35, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: cost savings; reference values; vitamin D; vitamin D deficiency; demand management guidelines
Ana Kozmar, Andrea Tešija Kuna, Nada Tomić Sremec, Lovorka Đerek, Vedrana Drvar, Katarina Gugo
Original articles, Volume 35, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; autoimmunity; harmonization; recommendations
Azra Guzonjić, Dragana Jovanović, Ivana Simić, Vesna Ćeriman Krstić, Natalija Samardzić, Barbara Ostanek, Janja Marc, Miron Sopić, Jelena Kotur Stevuljević
Original articles, Volume 35, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: telomere length; redox status; small cell lung cancer; cisplatin/etoposide regimen
Original articles, Volume 35, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: cholesterol; fasting; lipids; postprandial lipemia; preanalytical phase
Gemma Solé-Enrech, Ruth Cano-Corres, Raquel Escribano-Tembleque, Eva Martínez-Sevilla, Núria Busquets-Carmona, Carlos García-Miralles
Original articles, Volume 35, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: fasting hours; preanalytical phase; venous blood sampling
Original articles, Volume 35, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: carryover; urinary proteins; immunoglobulin G; laboratory testing
Original articles, Volume 35, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: quality control; analytical performance specification; multivariate analysis; analytical process
Vanja Radišić Biljak, Anja Lazić, Ana Nikler, Damir Pekas, Andrea Saračević, Nebojša Trajković
Reviews, Volume 35, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: creatine kinase; sports medicine; exercise; variability
Ivana Čepelak, Slavica Dodig, Ivan Pavić
Reviews, Volume 35, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: antioxidants; bilirubin; cell signalling; immunomodulation
Letter to the Editor/Reply, Volume 35, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: analytical Sigma-metrics; quality control; Six Sigma; Westgard Rules
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
Iva Friščić, Sonja Perkov, Mirjana Mariana Kardum Paro
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 35, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: case report; sample discoloration; interferences; intensive care; sterile dye
Tamara Antonic, Sandra Vladimirov, Daniela Ardalic, Milica Miljkovic-Trailovic, Marija Saric-Matutinovic, Tamara Gojkovic, Jelena Munjas, Jasmina Ivanisevic, Snezana Jovicic, Jelena Vekic, Aleksandra Zeljkovic, Zeljko Mikovic, Aleksandra Stefanović
Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: high-density cholesterol; late-onset preeclampsia; sphingolipids; sphingosine-1-phosphate
Anita Radman, Adriana Unić, Marijana Miler, Lara Milevoj Kopčinović, Alen Vrtarić, Marija Božović, Nora Nikolac Gabaj
Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: urinalysis; automation; risk analysis; UAS 800; UAS 60
Raziye Yıldız, Hayat Özkanay, Fatma Demet Arslan, Mehmet Köseoğlu
Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: thyroid hormones; biological variation; healthy people; Turkey
Sunghwan Shin, Shinae Yu, Sollip Kim, Soo Jin Yoo, Eun-Jung Cho, Jae-Woo Chung
Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: delta check; hormone tests; laboratory tests; result verification; postanalytical phase management
Tihana Serdar Hiršl, Koraljka Đurić, Marina Čeprnja, Ivana Zec, Marijana Kraljević Šmalcelj, Tomislav Jukić, Tanja Bobetić-Vranić, Anita Somborac-Bačura
Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: asymmetric dimethylarginine; endocan; endothelin-1; hypothyroidism; thyroxine
Lisa Cristelli, Francesca Occhipinti, Daniel Tumiatti, De Luisi Antonia, Erika Jani, Massimo Daves
Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: laboratory organization and management; quality control; validation; evaluation; Westgard rules
Vladimira Rimac, Jelena Vlašić Tanasković, Anja Jokić, Lorena Honović, Sonja Podolar, Jasna Leniček Krleža
Reviews, Volume 35, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: autovalidation; recommendations; postanalytical phase; clinical laboratory
Ahmad Dib, Damien Leleu, Stéphanie Lemaire, Laurence Duvillard, Louise Ménégaut, Damien Denimal
Reviews, Volume 35, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: ACTH; biochemistry; endocrinology; extra-analytical phase
Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak, Matko Dodig
Reviews, Volume 35, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; healthcare; clinical laboratory
Thibault Vanhove, Margo Aertgeerts, Peter Witters, Daisy Rymen, Detlef Böckenhauer, Glynis Frans, Pieter Vermeersch
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; interference; homogentisic acid; dark-stained urine; alkaptonuria; inborn errors of metabolism; case report
Marija Milić, Dejana Brkić Barbarić, Iva Lukić, Mirna Kirin, Vikica Buljanović, Vatroslav Šerić
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: D-dimer; heterophile antibodies; blood coagulation tests; interference
Alen Vrtarić, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Ivana Ćelap
Short communications, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; glucose; glucose inhibitor; anticoagulants; citrate
Darko Katalinic, Ivan Aleric, Ivana Skrlec, Jasminka Talapko, Elke Kattner, Damir Tentor, Aleksandar Vcev
Case reports, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: blood sedimentation; hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation; lung
Junkun Chen, Ming Huang, Guo Li, Chi Zhang
Case reports, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: inclusion bodies; liver failure; bunyavirus infection; wasp sting; patient-relevant outcome
Iva Ivanko, Milena Hanžek, Ivana Ćelap, Sandra Margetić, Domagoj Marijančević, Josipa Josipović, Petar Gaćina
Original articles, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
Helena Čičak, Stjepan Bulat, Joško Jeličić, Alan Ivković, Ksenija Maštrović Radončić, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Lora Dukić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original articles, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: calprotectin; preanalytical phase; stability; synovial fluid
Original articles, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: TSH; bias; quality management
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
Ana Ćuk, Lada Rumora, Ivanka Mikulić, Nikolina Penava, Ivona Cvetković, Ante Pušić, Vinka Mikulić, Kristina Ljubić, Vajdana Tomić
Original articles, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ferroportin; ferritin; iron; reference interval
Lara Milevoj Kopčinović, Gordana Juričić, Dragana Antončić, Fran Smaić, Brankica Šimac, Ivana Lapić, Vanja Radišić Biljak
Reviews, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: thrombocytopenia; pseudothrombocytopenia; hematology analyzers; procedures; harmonisation
Anastasia Ivanovna Gabrilchak, Oksana Anatolievna Gusyakova, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antipov, Elizabeth Alekseevna Medvedeva, Lyubov Leonidovna Tukshumskaya
Reviews, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: megakaryocyte; platelet; microenvironment; cytokines; apoptosis
Molly E. Contini, Jeffrey R. Spence, David J. Stanley
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: prediction intervals; biostatistics; education; research methodology
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: pseudonormokalemia; hypokalemia; interference; thrombocytosis
Anamarija Beljan, Viktorija Blagec, Ana Bronic, Marina Pavić
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: gas gangrene; ; hip prosthesis; hemolysis; case report
Vanja Radišić Biljak, Višnja Jureša, Valentina Vidranski, Ivana Vuga, Franciska Tomić, Fran Smaić, Martina Horvat, Branka Krešić, Brankica Šimac, Ivana Lapić
Short communications, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: neutrophils; observer variation; hematology
Pavel Broz, Simona Kukralova, Jana Palatova, Klara Kolduskova, Jana Zenkova, Daniel Rajdl, Jaroslav Racek
Case reports, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: biochemistry; cerebrospinal fluid; cytology; hematology; neonatology
Andrea Prce, Željka Dunđerović, Ivanka Mikulić, Vinka Mikulić, Kristina Ljubić, Ana Ćuk, Ante Bogut, Josip Petrović, Mile Volarić, Tomislav Čolak, Fila Raguž
Case reports, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: multiple myeloma; immunoglobulin D; monoclonal gammopathy; serum protein immunofixation
Bernardica Valent Morić, Ivan Šamija, Lavinia La Grasta Sabolić, Adriana Unić, Marijana Miler
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL); type 1 diabetes mellitus; albuminuria; diabetic kidney disease; children
Iva Friščić, Sonja Perkov, Andrea Radeljak, Jasminka Stipanović-Kastelić, Mirjana Mariana Kardum Paro
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: reference values; reference range; neonatology; pediatrics; biochemistry
Francisco J. Illana, Álvaro García-Osuna, María Sospedra, Rosa Ferrer, Cecília Martínez-Brú, Leonor Guiñón
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: automation; laboratory organization and management; sample stability; add-on testing; quality assurance
Ana Marija Slišković, Jozefina Palić, Tamara Božina, Lana Ganoci, Majda Vrkić Kirhmajer, Vladimir Trkulja, Joško Bulum, Livija Šimičević
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: adverse drug reactions; cardiovascular disease; hemorrhage; pharmacogenetics; risk factors; rivaroxaban
Ricardas Stonys, Dalius Vitkus
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; phlebotomy; blood specimen collection; healthcare quality assurance
Emel Çolak Samsum, Hatice Sürer, Serkan Bolat, Mehmet Şeneş, Doğan Yücel
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: lipemia; intravenous lipid emulsions; interference; clinical chemistry tests; preanalytical phase
Reviews, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: antiphospholipid syndrome; antiphospholipid antibodies; lupus anticoagulant; anti-β2-glycoprotein I; anticardiolipin antibodies
Katarzyna Maćkowiak, Magdalena Jankowiak, Karolina Szewczyk-Golec, Iga Hołyńska-Iwan
Reviews, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: BRAF V600E; hairy cell leukemia; purine analogues; cancer; molecular hematology
Reviews, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: microRNAs; preanalytical phase; blood collection; biomarkers; liquid biopsy
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: analytical performance; monitoring; personalized reference interval; prediction interval; reference change value
Natividad Rico Ríos, Alison Bransfield, Caroline M Joyce, Mary R Cahill, Michelle O’Shaughnessy, Seán J. Costelloe
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Evans syndrome; hemolysis; hemolysis; case report
Ivana Baršić Lapić, Lara Milevoj Kopčinović, Nedjeljka Ruljančić, Marija Grdić Rajković, Maja Kuštro
Original articles, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: point of care; questionnaires; quality control; standardization
Vlasta Cigula Kurajica, Željka Vogrinc, Ana Turčić, Slobodan Galić
Original articles, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cystatin C; children; immunoturbidimetry; reference value
Dražan Butorac, Ivana Ćelap, Sanja Kačkov Maslać, Tomislav Miletić, Andrea Hulina Tomašković, Petra Turčić, Dubravka Rašić, Ivana Stojanović, Marija Grdić Rajković
Original articles, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: paraoxonase 1; cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; oxidative stress
Nina Blazevic, Dunja Rogic, Stipe Pelajic, Marijana Miler, Goran Glavcic, Valentina Ratkajec, Nikolina Vrkljan, Dejan Bakula, Davor Hrabar, Tajana Pavic
Reviews, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chitinases; Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1; biomarkers; YKL-40; inflammation
Janne Cadamuro, Ursula Huber-Schönauer, Cornelia Mrazek, Lukas Hehenwarter, Ulrike Kipman, Thomas K. Felder, Christian Pirich
Letters to the editor, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: demand management; preanalytical phase; laboratory order; vitamin D
Marija Gomerčić Palčić, Hana Matijaca, Ivan Kruljac, Lucija Vusić, Vedran Hostić, Luka Vrbanić, Fanika Mrsić, Radovan Zrilić, Ivana Ćelap, Petar Gaćina
Corrigendum, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
Mala Mahto, Neha Rai, Pulak Ranjan Das, Saurabh Karmakar, Divendu Bhushan
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; anti-nuclear antibodies; interference; indirect immunofluorescence
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
Mihovil Horvat, Mate Kadija, Andrijana Ščavničar, Maja Živković, Marina Šagud, Mila Lovrić
Original articles, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: central nervous system diseases; olanzapine; smoking; therapeutic drug monitoring
Tze Ping Loh, Brian R Cooke, Thi Chi Mai Tran, Corey Markus, Rosita Zakaria, Chung Shun Ho, Elvar Theodorsson, Ronda F Greaves
Reviews, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: emerging technology(ies); method verification; method validation
Marijana Vučić Lovrenčić, Sandra Božičević, Lea Smirčić Duvnjak
Reviews, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diabetic nephropathy; glomerular filtration rate; albuminuria; biomarkers; diagnostic tests
Nontembiso Mhlana, Marizna Korf, Mogamat Razeen Davids, Mogamat-Yazied Chothia
Case reports, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: renal tubular acidosis; Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; hypokalaemia; rhabdomyolysis
Adriana Bokulić, Ivana Zec, Domagoj Marijančević, Sanja Goreta
Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: reference intervals; androgens; dehydroepiandrostenedione sulphate; androstenedione; immunoassay; women
Silvia F Benozzi, Gisela Unger, Amparo Campion, Pablo G Milano, Graciela L Pennacchiotti
Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: fasting; coffee intake; blood sample collection; preanalytical variability; biochemical tests
Gomerčić Palčić Marija, Matijaca Hana, Kruljac Ivan, Vusić Lucija, Hostić Vedran, Vrbanić Luka, Fanika Mrsić, Zrilić Radovan, Ćelap Ivana, Gaćina Petar
Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: tocilizumab; interleukin-6; COVID-19; neutrophils; lymphocytes
Merima Čolić, Bojana Magdić, Monika Kolundžić, Jasna Leniček Krleža
Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood cell count; C-reactive protein; haematology; verification
Ruth Cano-Corres, Gemma Sole-Enrech, Maria Isabel Aparicio-Calvente
Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: icterus interference; biochemical analytes; icterus
Claudia Mendieta-Gutiérrez, Selene Chávez-González, Brenda Ivonne Rodríguez-Romero, Jazmín Anahí Sánchez-Garrido, Arturo Figueroa-Gómez, Jesús Bernabé Licona-Vela, Arturo Cuauhtémoc Juárez-Pérez, Alejandro Cabello-López, Guadalupe Aguilar-Madrid, Carmina Jiménez-Ramírez
Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: reference intervals; complete blood count; COVID-19; vaccine
Arzu Etem Akagac, Hatice Bozkurt Yavuz
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hCG; prenatal screening; fibrin; preanalytical phase; case report
Berrak Guven, Ismail Benice, Murat Can
Short communications, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: HbA1c; blood sample collection; preanalytical error; diabetes mellitus
Jaroslav Racek, Ivana Potočová, Daniel Rajdl, Ladislav Trefil, Marie Šolcová
Case reports, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: anti-mouse antibodies; false positivity; hCG; interferences; pregnancy
Alexandre Raynor, Carmen Stefanescu, Arnaud Bruneel, Hervé Puy, Katell Peoc’h, Hana Manceau
Case report, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: transferrin; iron; inflammation; enteritis
Mattia Carini, Moira Micheletti, Giovanni Martellosio, Elisa Caravaggi, Nicola Portesi, Giorgio Biasiotto, Monica Marini, Duilio Brugnoni, Federico Serana
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; pre-analytical phase; medical error; central venous catheters; haematology
Leonor Guiñón, Anna Soler, Rosa María López, Sonia Pajares, José Manuel González de Aledo, Ana Argudo-Ramírez, José Luis Marín, Judit García-Villoria, Ángeles Sahuquillo, Luisa Alvarez
Short communication, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: accreditation; extra-analytical phase; new-born screening; quality control
Merima Colic, Dunja Rogic, Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Ana Kozmar, Lorna Stemberger Maric, Slaven Abdovic
Original articles, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biomarker; brain-derived neurotrophic factor; child; nerve growth factor; overactive bladder
Bahar Ünlü Gül, Oğuzhan Özcan, Serdar Doğan, Abdullah Arpaci
Original articles, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: automation; biochemistry; laboratory organization and management; validation/evaluation
Dragana Šegulja, Danica Matišić, Karmela Barišić, Dunja Rogić
Original articles, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: capillary electrophoresis; M-protein; monoclonal gammopathy; multiple myeloma; serum protein electrophoresis; immunosubtraction electrophoresis
Adriana Bokulić, Ivana Zec, Sanja Goreta, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Marija Kocijančić, Tihana Serdar Hiršl, Anamarija Đuras, Mateja Troha, Lada Stanišić, Daniela Šupe-Domić, Sanda Jelisavac Ćosić, Koraljka Đurić, Domagoj Marijančević, Marija Siter Kuprešanin, Iva Lukić, Alenka Pezo, Jasna Leniček Krleža
Original articles, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: thyroid function test; standardization; survey
Nergiz Zorbozan, Orçun Zorbozan
Original articles, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: total quality management; preanalytical phase; quality indicators; six sigma
Roberto Assandri, Silvia Accordino, Ciro Canetta, Elisabetta Buscarini, Alessandro Scartabellati, Chiara Tolassi, Federico Serana
Short communications, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; inflammation; biomarkers; intensive care units
Frane Pastrovic, Anita Madir, Kristian Podrug, Marko Lucijanic, Tomislav Bokun, Marko Zelenika, Sanda Mustapic, Adriana Unic, Lovorka Derek, Ivica Grgurevic
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: portal hypertension; cirrhosis; platelet count; esophageal varices; non-invasive tests
Vera Lukić, Svetlana Ignjatović
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: risk-based quality control plan; QC frequency; run size; patient-risk sigma metrics; patient-based real-time quality control
Helena Čičak, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: verification; haematology analyser; haematology; blood cell count
Antonio Buño Soto, Katell Peoc’h, Tommaso Fasano, Jorge Diaz-Garzon, Bernardino González de la Presa, Valerie Chicha-Cattoir, Simone Canovi, Maria Sanz de Pedro, Nayra Rico, Tiphaine Robert, Efrem Bonelli, Pilar Fernández Calle, Aurea Mira, Guillaume Lefevre, Luigi Vecchia, Jose Luis Bedini
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: analytical techniques and equipment; high-sensitive troponin I; immunoassay; performance evaluation
Serap Çuhadar, Hayat Özkanay-Yörük, Mehmet Köseoğlu, Kaan Katırcıoğlu
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood-gas analysis; plastic syringe; pO; pCO; preanalytical variables
Yonas Mulat Simachew, Tamara Antonić, Tamara Gojković, Sandra Vladimirov, Marija Mihajlović, Sanja Vujčić, Gordana Miloševski-Lomić, Jelena Vekić, Aleksandra Zeljković, Vesna Spasojević-Kalimanovska, Amira Peco-Antić, Dušan Paripović, Aleksandra Stefanović
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: paediatric nephrotic syndrome; glucocorticoid therapy; serum lipid profile; non-cholesterol sterols
Lara Milevoj Kopčinović, Gordana Juričić, Adriana Bokulić, Ines Vukasović, Ivana Ćelap, Helena Čičak, Marija Kocijančić, Marija Miloš, Mila Lovrić, Marija Siter Kuprešanin, Snježana Hrabrić Vlah, Manuela Miletić
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: accreditation; examination procedures; verification; survey
Tomáš Šálek, Pavel Musil, Marek Pšenčík, Vladimír Palička
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urolithiasis; calcium; magnesium; phosphorus; preanalytical phase
Merica Aralica, Vesna Šupak Smolčić, Tamara Turk Wensveen, Snježana Hrabrić Vlah, Mihael Selar, Lidija Bilić Zulle
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: vitamin D testing; 25(OH) D; guideline; overtesting; financial burden
Damien Gruson, Pradeep Dabla, Sanja Stankovic, Evgenija Homsak, Bernard Gouget, Sergio Bernardini, Benoit Macq
Short review, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: artificial intelligence; biomarkers; clinical decision support system; digital health; thyroid diseases
Leida Tandara, Petra Filipi, Daniela Supe Domic, Branka Kresic, Ivo Ivcic, Sanda Stojanovic Stipic, Zana Rubic, Marijan Tandara
Reviews, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; GDF-15; infertility; interleukin-6; Guillain-Barré syndrome
Bernhard Strasser, Sebastian Strasser, Josef Tomasits
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cystatin C; creatinine; estimated glomerular filtration rate; case report
Janne Cadamuro, Peter Bergsten, Katharina Mörwald, Anders Forslund, Marie Dahlbom, Jonas Bergquist, Iris Ciba, Susanne M. Brunner, Jeanne Jabbour, Daniel Weghuber
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; tube additive; PREDICT; blood collection tubes; preanalytical error
Lourens Jan Peter Nonkes, Valérie de Haas, Hans Kemperman, Albert Huisman, Ruben Eduardus Antonius Musson, Wouter Marcel Tiel Groenestege
Short communications, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: leukolysis; pseudohyperkalemia; paediatric; leukocyte threshold
Ivana Lapić, Dunja Rogić, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Katarina Kajić, Nena Peran, Lada Surjan, Anamarija Đuras, Valentina Cesar Kocijan, Nada Bilopavlović, Fran Smaić, Mario Štefanović, Ivanka Ostroški, Leida Tandara, Milena Krnjaić-Tadijanović, Ivan Gornik, Hrvoje Pintarić, Daniela Marasović Krstulović, Blaženka Miškić, Dario Rahelić
Short communications, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: haemoglobin A1c; prediabetes; diabetes mellitus; prevalence
Vladimira Rimac, Sonja Podolar, Anja Jokic, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic, Lorena Honovic, Jasna Lenicek Krleza
Short communications, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: post-analytical phase; clinical laboratory; interpretative comments; questionnaire
Helena Čičak, Pavica Šonjić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: automated ESR; Westergren method; blood sedimentation rate; verification; haematology
Ivana Lapić, Margareta Radić Antolic, Sara Dejanović Bekić, Désirée Coen-Herak, Ernest Bilić, Dunja Rogić, Renata Zadro
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: haemostasis; von Willebrand disease; paediatrics; hemorrhage; next-generation sequencing
María José Castro-Castro, Laura García-Tejada, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Lourdes Sánchez-Navarro, Loreto Rapún-Mas, Isabel Cachon-Suárez, Marta Álvarez-Álvarez, Dolors Dot-Bach, Roser Güell-Miró, Anna Cortés-Bosch de Bassea, Macarena Dastis-Arias, Ana Sancho-Cerro, Noelia Díaz-Troyano, Teresa Escartín-Diez, Diego Muñoz-Provencio, Rosa Navarro-Badal
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; pneumonia; prognosis; SARS-CoV-2
Vera Lukić, Svetlana Ignjatović
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: quality control; moving average; patient-based real-time quality control; laboratory information system
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Six Sigma; total allowable error; quality control; biological variation
Stephanie Gay, Belinda Pope, Tony Badrick, Michael Whiley
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: extra-analytical phase; laboratory organisation and management; pre- and post-analytical incidents; risk matrix; quality assurance
Ana Nikler, Helena Čičak, Danijela Bejuk, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Atellica 1500 analyser; Iris analyser; urine; verification
Jasna Leniček Krleža, Merica Aralica, Duška Tješić-Drinković, Karolina Crneković, Jelena Culej, Gordana Fressl Juroš, Verica Horvat, Dara Metzner, Dijana Pamuković Jaram, Alma Pipić Kitter, Fran Smaić, Sanela Šimić Vojak, Livija Šimičević, Valentina Verić
Reviews, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
Anna Mrzljak, Željka Jureković, Jadranka Pavičić-Šarić, Vladimir Stevanović, Irena Tabain, Željka Hruškar, Danko Mikulić, Ljubo Barbić, Tatjana Vilibić-Čavlek
Short Communications, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; seroprevalence; solid-organ transplant recipients; SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
Anja Jokic, Vladimira Rimac, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic, Sonja Podolar, Lorena Honovic, Jasna Lenicek Krleza
Original articles, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: postanalytical phase; survey; clinical laboratory; critical results; quality indicators
Anamarija Mladinić, Livia Puljak, Zvonimir Koporc
Original articles, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ethics; research; data science; surveys; questionnaire
Adriana Bokulić, Ivana Zec, Domagoj Marijančević, Sanja Goreta, Marija Požgaj Šepec, Lavinia La Grasta Sabolić
Original Articles, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: paediatric; reference values; thyroid function tests; immunoassay; standard deviation ratio
Massimo Daves, Andrea Piccin, Vincenzo Roccaforte, Giuseppe Lippi
Original Articles, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: free light chain; monoclonal gammopathies; analytical techniques and equipment; comparison; immunoassays
Jelena Omazić, Barbara Viljetić, Vedrana Ivić, Mirta Kadivnik, Lada Zibar, Andrijana Müller, Jasenka Wagner
Review, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: gestational diabetes; pregnancy; biomarkers; diagnosis
Ivana Lapić, Ana Lončar Vrančić, Désirée Coen Herak, Dunja Rogić
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: pre-analytical phase; hemostasis; activated partial thromboplastin time; unfractionated heparin
Jan Van Elslande, Samira Hijjit, Katrien De Vusser, Michel Langlois, Björn Meijers, Ann Mertens, Bart Van der Schueren, Glynis Frans, Pieter Vermeersch
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: extra-analytical phase; hypertriglyceridemia; interferences; lipemia; lipoprotein metabolism
Clément Capaldo, Mourad Cheddad El Aouni, Damien Laurelli, Cyril Leven, Jean-Luc Carré
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: capillary electrophoresis; interference; iodinated contrast; gammopathy; case report
Ivana Lapić, Dunja Rogić, Matea Ivić, Marina Tomičević, Mirjana Mariana Kardum Paro, Lovorka Đerek, Ines Alpeza Viman
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: accreditation; quality assurance; ISO 15189:2012; survey; satisfaction
José A. T. Poloni, Adriana de Oliveira Vieira, Caroline R. M. dos Santos, Ana-Maria Simundic, Liane N. Rotta
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urinalysis; External Quality Assessment Program; epithelial cells; survey
Tapasyapreeti Mukhopadhyay, Arulselvi Subramanian, Shivam Pandey, Nirupam Madaan, Anjan Trikha, Rajesh Malhotra
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: laboratory biosafety; preanalytical phase; quality indicators; SARS-CoV-2; total testing process
Ana Bronić, Sandra Margetić, Desiree Coen Herak, Marija Milić, Branka Krešić, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Jasna Leniček Krleža
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: activated partial thromboplastin time; external quality assessment; harmonization
Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Renata Zrinski Topic, Vladimir Stevanovic, Amarela Lukic-Grlic, Irena Tabain, Zrinjka Misak, Goran Roic, Bernard Kaic, Dijana Mayer, Zeljka Hruskar, Ljubo Barbic, Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; children; seroprevalence
Qianqian Zhou, Tze Ping Loh, Tony Badrick, Chun Yee Lim
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: quality control; laboratory management; moving median; moving average; average of normal
Şerif Ercan, Bahri Ramadan, Ozan Gerenli
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: EDTA contamination; order of draw; patient safety; phlebotomy; preanalytical phase; pseudohyperkalaemia
Rufino Mondejar, María Mayor Reyes, Enrique Melguizo Madrid, Consuelo Cañavate Solano, Santiago Pérez Ramos
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: jaundice; bilirubin; hyperbilirubinemia; haemolysis; receiver operating characteristic curve
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
Andrea Tešija Kuna, Lovorka Đerek, Vedrana Drvar, Ana Kozmar, Katarina Gugo
Review, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: antinuclear antibodies; autoimmunity; recommendations; harmonization
Jean-Marc Giannoli, Stéphanie Albarede, Thierry Avellan, Jean-Pierre Bouilloux, Régine Cartier, Richard Cohen, Nathalie Colard, Luc Essemilaire, Jean-Louis Galinier, Mathieu Kuentz, Mickaël Paris, Henri Portugal, Florian Scherrer, Jean-Pascal Siest, Anne Vassault, Jean-Michel Vialle
Translation, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: risk analysis; internal quality control; external quality assessment; uncertainty
Mario Malički, Joseph Costello, Juan Pablo Alperin, Lauren A. Maggio
Research integrity corner, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preprint; preprints as topic; comment; peer review; scientific misconduct
Emma Whittle, Elzahn de Waal, Tony Huynh, Oliver Treacy, Adam Morton
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: endocrinology; hypercalcaemia; hypervitaminosis D; interferences; paraprotein
Ankica Sekovanić, Adrijana Dorotić, Jasna Jurasović, Daria Pašalić, Jelena Kovačić, Sandra Stasenko, Tatjana Mioč, Martina Piasek, Tatjana Orct
Short Communications, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: blood plasma; circulating microRNAs; epigenetics; pre-amplification; RT-PCR
Aleksandra Zeljkovic, Zsófia Csuzdi Balog, Eva Dukai, Jelena Vekic, Zorana Jelic-Ivanovic, Vesna Spasojevic-Kalimanovska
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: reference intervals; haematology; paediatrics; capillary blood; sex differences
Andrea Tešija Kuna, Milena Hanžek, Ines Vukasović, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Valentina Vidranski, Ivana Ćelap, Marijana Miler, Nevenka Stančin, Brankica Šimac, Marcela Živković, Marko Žarak, Marta Kmet, Marijana Jovanović, Sanja Tadinac, Sandra Šupraha Goreta, Josipa Periša, Ivan Šamija, Mario Štefanović
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: sensitivity; specificity; SARS-CoV-2; serological test
Nedjeljka Ruljancic, Ana Bakliza, Sandra Vuk Pisk, Natko Geres, Katarina Matic, Ena Ivezic, Vladimir Grosic, Igor Filipcic
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biochemistry; hyperprolactinemia; macroprolactin; prolactin
Abdulkadir Çat, Kamil Taha Uçar, Alper Gümüş
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: ethanol; haemolysis; interference; preanalytical error
Vanja Radišić Biljak, Valentina Vidranski, Lana Ružić, Ana-Maria Simundic, Tihomir Vidranski
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: sports; international physical activity questionnaire short form (IPAQ-SF); inflammation; blood coagulation; reference ranges
Ceyhan Ceran Serdar, Murat Cihan, Doğan Yücel, Muhittin A Serdar
Review, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; effect size; power analysis; sample size
Raúl Rigo-Bonnin, Noelia Díaz-Troyano, Laura García-Tejada, Albert Marcè-Galindo, Míriam Valbuena-Asensio, Francesca Canalias
Review, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; quality control; standardization; traceability; uncertainty
Letter to the editor, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
Vinka Mikulić, Dunja Rogić, Ivanka Mikulić, Kristina Ljubić, Ana Ćuk, Vajdana Tomić, Helena Radić Mišković
Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; urine; healthy term newborns
Ivana Lapić, Désirée Coen Herak, Snježana Prpić, Andrea Prce, Vanja Raščanec, Renata Zadro, Dunja Rogić
Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: haemostasis; blood coagulation tests; D-Dimer; immunoturbidimetry; validation study
Łukasz Paprotny, Dorota Wianowska, Magdalena Izdebska, Agnieszka Celejewska, Dorota Szewczak, Janusz Solski
Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: homocysteine; immunoassay; luminescent measurements; liquid chromatography
Mogamat-Yazied Chothia, Patricia Kassum, Annalise Zemlin
Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: point-of-care; emergency department; potassium concentrations; hyperkalaemia
Željko Debeljak, Ivana Marković, Jasna Pavela, Iva Lukić, Dario Mandić, Sanja Mandić, Vesna Horvat, Vatroslav Šerić
Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: steroid hormone; immunoassay; bias; LC-MS/MS; method comparison
Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak, Daniela Čepelak Dodig, Renata Laškaj
Review, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biomarkers; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; laboratory medicine; patient safety
Snježana Kaštelan, Ivana Orešković, Filip Bišćan, Helena Kaštelan, Antonela Gverović Antunica
Review, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diabetic retinopathy; biomarkers; inflammation; angiogenesis
Anja Jokic, Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Jelena Culej, Irena Kocijan, Marija Bozovic
Review, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: recommendations; synovial fluid; crystal analysis; osteoarthritis; gout
Jorge Díaz–Garzón, Paloma Oliver, Gema Crespo, Marta Duque, Pilar Fernandez-Calle, Marta Gómez, Roberto Mora, Isabel Moreno, Lydia Pascual, Ana-Laila Qasem, Olaia Rodriguez-Fraga, Manuela Simón, Antonio Buño
Letter to the editor, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; field hospital; laboratory organization and management; preanalytics; POCT
Livia Puljak, Anamarija Mladinić, Ron Iphofen, Zvonimir Koporc
Research integrity corner, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: data protection; scientific research; European data protection board; general data protection regulation
Isabel García-del-Pino, Josep M. Bauça, Carolina Gómez, Andrea Caballero, María Antonia Llopis, Mercedes Ibarz, Débora Martínez, Montserrat Ventura, Itziar Marzana, Juan J. Puente, Marta Segovia, Paloma Salas, Rubén Gómez-Rioja
Corrigendum, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
Jan Van Elslande, Toon Dominicus, Jaan Toelen, Glynis Frans, Pieter Vermeersch
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hyperkalaemia; pseudohyperkalaemia; preanalytical phase; case report
Caroline M Joyce, Audrey Melvin, Paula M O’Shea, Seán J Costelloe, Domhnall J O’Halloran
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: case report; pheochromocytoma; metanephrines; false positive; sulfasalazine
Lora Dukic, Nikolina Maric, Ana-Maria Simundic
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: case report; critical care; extra-analytical phase; sample coloration
Seán J. Costelloe, Kelly McCarthy, Marguerite O’Connell, Mark Butler
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: delayed separation; spurious hyponatraemia; spurious hypocalcaemia; haemolysis; case report
Renata Zrinski Topić, Jasna Leniček Krleža
Original Articles, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hormone; immunoassay; paediatric; reference value
Chun Yee Lim, Tony Badrick, Tze Ping Loh
Original Articles, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: laboratory management; quality control; moving average; moving sum of positive patient results; patient-based quality control
Patricija Banković Radovanović
Original Articles, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: quality improvement; phlebotomy; education; pre-analytical phase
Tomáš Šálek, Petr Schneiderka, Barbora Studená, Michaela Votroubková
Original Articles, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: drug monitoring; pharmacokinetics; preanalytical phase; clinical laboratory services; kidney function tests
Anamarija Rade, Anamarija Đuras, Irena Kocijan, Patricija Banković Radovanović, Ana Turčić
Original papers, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: fibrinogen; electrophoresis; central venous catheter; thrombin; interference
Original papers, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical errors; postanalytical errors; preanalytical risk; postanalytical risk
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
Vladimira Rimac, Anja Jokic, Sonja Podolar, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic, Lorena Honovic, Jasna Lenicek Krleza
Original papers, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: postanalytical phase; autovalidation; clinical laboratory; questionnaire
Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Marija Brcic, Alen Vrtaric, Adriana Unic, Marija Bozovic, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Marijana Miler, Jelena Culej
Original papers, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: stability; pleural effusion; peritoneal effusion; preanalytical phase
Cornelia Mrazek, Giuseppe Lippi, Martin H Keppel, Thomas K Felder, Hannes Oberkofler, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher, Janne Cadamuro
Review, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: total testing process; extra-analytical phase; quality indicators; laboratory medicine; patient safety
Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Adriana Unic, Marijana Miler, Tomislav Pavicic, Jelena Culej, Ivan Bolanca, Davorka Herman Mahecic, Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Alen Vrtaric
Review, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: vitamin D; preanalytical variability; diabetes mellitus; polymorphism; fertility; extravascular body fluids
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
Patricija Banković Radovanović, Tanja Živković Mikulčić, Jasmina Simović Medica
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: case report; preanalytical phase; sample collection; coagulation
Matthias Weemaes, Martin Hiele, Pieter Vermeersch
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: D-lactate; D-lactic acidosis; high anion gap acidosis; preanalytical phase; case report
Abdurrahman Coskun, Cristiano Ialongo
Short Communication, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: extraanalytical phase; shift; Sigma metric; Six Sigma; total testing process
Marina Njire Braticevic, Ivana Babic, Irena Abramovic, Anja Jokic, Martina Horvat
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cross-sectional studies; medical laboratory technology; publications; bibliometrics
Ivana Ćelap, Sandra Margetić, Marija Brčić, Roman Mihić
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chromogenic assay; dabigatran; rivaroxaban; apixaban; method comparison
Valentina Vidranski, Anita Radman, Katarina Kajić, Ana Bronić
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: fertility; iodine; knowledge; survey; thyroid diseases
Isabel García-del-Pino, Josep M. Bauça, Carolina Gómez, Andrea Caballero, María Antonia Llopis, Mercedes Ibarz, Débora Martínez, Montserrat Ventura, Itziar Marzana, Juan J. Puente, Marta Segovia, Paloma Salas, Rubén Gómez-Rioja
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: glucose; preanalytical phase; glycolysis; diabetes mellitus; survey
Martina Faraldi, Veronica Sansoni, Silvia Perego, Marta Gomarasca, Jakub Kortas, Ewa Ziemann, Giuseppe Banfi, Giovanni Lombardi
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: circulating microRNA; biomarkers; plasma; preanalytical phase
Sandra Margetić, Ivana Ćelap, Diana Delić Brkljačić, Nikola Pavlović, Sandra Šupraha Goreta, Ivana Kobasić, Arijana Lovrenčić-Huzjan, Vanja Bašić Kes
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: apixaban; DOAC; factor Xa inhibitors; LMWH; rivaroxaban
Iva Hlapčić, Anita Somborac-Bačura, Sanja Popović-Grle, Andrea Vukić Dugac, Dunja Rogić, Ivana Rako, Tihana Žanić Grubišić, Lada Rumora
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; inflammation; blood platelets; therapy
Rutger C.C. Hengeveld, Maaike C. Gerards, Bianca E. Olofsen, Milan L. Ridderikhof, Victor F.H.A. Hakkenberg van Gaasbeek, Peter A. Leenhouts, Edmée C. van Dongen-Lases
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; phlebotomy; intravenous catheter
Ana Nikler, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Helena Čičak, Nikolina Marić, Danijela Bejuk, Jose Antonio Tesser Poloni, Ana-Maria Simundic
Case Reports, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: spheroplasts; bacterial forms; urinalysis; misclassification
Pavica Šonjić, Ana Nikler, Dora Vuljanić, Lora Dukić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: critical results; survey; post-analytical phase; laboratory management
Vera Lukić, Svetlana Ignjatović
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: quality control; moving average; bias detection simulation; MA Generator software
Dragana Šegulja, Danica Matišić, Karmela Barišić, Dunja Rogić
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: M components; serum free light chains; immunoassay; gammopathy; monoclonal
Antonija Perović, Marina Njire Bratičević
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ionized calcium; serum; heparin; specimen handling; pre-analytical phase
Benjamin Lopez, Nicolas Bertier, Emmanuel Ledoult, Romane Joudinaud, Mehdi Maanaoui, Victoria Majerus, Emmanuelle Moitrot, Anne-Sophie Deleplancque, Stéphanie Rogeau, David Launay, Guillaume Lefèvre, Myriam Labalette, Sylvain Dubucquoi
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: reference values; complement C3c; complement C4; classical complement pathway; complement C1 inhibitor protein
Kong-Nan Zhao, Goce Dimeski, John de Jersey, Lambro A Johnson, Michael Grant, Paul P Masci, Martin F Lavin
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: prothrombin activators; serum; anticoagulants; analytes
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
Šálek Tomáš, Friedecký Bedřich, Kratochvíla Josef, Pelinková Květa, Budina Marek
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: creatinine; cystatin C; glomerular filtration; estimated glomerular filtration rate; post-analytical phase
Koen O.A. Vercauteren, Stijn Lambrecht, Joris Delanghe
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; alternative and classical complement pathway; complement haemolytic activity assay; complement C3; complement C3d
Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak, Ivan Pavić
Review, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: senescence; aging; biomarkers; hallmarks
Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; confidence intervals; statistical data analysis; health care quality indicators
Bas Calcoen, Koen Desmet, Pieter Vermeersch
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; blood coagulation test; diagnostic error; blood specimen collection
Miguel Aliste-Fernández, Gemma Sole-Enrech, Ruth Cano-Corres, Silvia Teodoro-Marin, Eugenio Berlanga-Escalera
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: high-sensitivity troponin T; interference; case report
Valentina Vidranski, Maja Franceschi, Dražena Krilić, Tomislav Jukić, Ivan Mihaljević, Zvonko Kusić
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: colorimetry; iodine; method evaluation; urine
Chuen Wen Tan, McVin Hua Heng Cheen, Wan Hui Wong, Ian Qianhuang Wu, Brian Lee Wei Chua, Sahul Hameed Ahamedulla, Lai Heng Lee, Heng Joo Ng
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood coagulation; activated partial thromboplastin time; thrombophilia; thrombosis; venous thromboembolism
Ana Dojder, Dora Vuljanić, Valentina Špoljarić, Andrea Saračević, Lora Dukić, Jasna Leniček-Krleža, Jelena Vlašić-Tanasković, Ivana Maradin, Ana Grzunov, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urine; test strips; reporting; harmonization
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
Sara Tartaglione, Irene Pecorella, Serena Rita Zarrillo, Teresa Granato, Valentina Viggiani, Lucia Manganaro, Cinzia Marchese, Antonio Angeloni, Emanuela Anastasi
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: pancreatic cancer; PIVKA-II; CA 19-9; CA 242; CEA
Milica Šostarić, Adriana Bokulić, Domagoj Marijančević, Ivana Zec
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: prolactin; hyperprolactinaemia; macroprolactin; polyethylene glycol
Janne Cadamuro, Giuseppe Lippi, Alexander von Meyer, Mercedes Ibarz, Edmee van Dongen, Michael Cornes, Mads Nybo, Pieter Vermeersch, Kjell Grankvist, Joao Tiago Guimaraes, Gunn B.B. Kristensen, Barbara de la Salle, Ana-Maria Simundic
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytics; standardization; survey
Janne Cadamuro, Giuseppe Lippi, Alexander von Meyer, Mercedes Ibarz, Edmee van Dongen, Michael Cornes, Mads Nybo, Pieter Vermeersch, Kjell Grankvist, Joao Tiago Guimaraes, Gunn B.B. Kristensen, Barbara de la Salle, Ana-Maria Simundic
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytics; standardization; survey
Andrea Saracevic, Lora Dukic, Ana-Maria Simundic
Original articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: haemolysis; lipemia; interferences; resistin; myeloperoxidase
Wilson Bajaña, Eduardo Aranda, Maria Elena Arredondo, Lorena Michele Brennan-Bourdon, Marise Danielle Campelo, Edgar Espinoza, Silvia Flores, Patricia Ochoa, Veronica Vega, Beatriz Varela, Gabriel Lima-Oliveira
Original articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; diagnostic errors; fasting; postprandial period; reproducibility of results
Dietmar Enko, Sieglinde Zelzer, Günter Fauler, Markus Herrmann
Original articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hepcidin-25; preanalytical phase; protein biomarker; liquid-chromatography high-resolution mass-spectrometry
Luisa Alvarez, Anna Soler, Leonor Guiñón, Aurea Mira
Short review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: balanced scorecard; clinical laboratory; management; strategic plan
Ana Bronić, Desiree Coen Herak, Sandra Margetić, Marija Milić
Review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood coagulation tests; haemostasis; standardization; harmonization; guidelines
Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Lorena Honovic, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic, Sonja Podolar, Vladimira Rimac, Anja Jokic
Review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: recommendations; post-analytical phase; clinical laboratory; harmonization; test report
Ivana Čepelak, Slavica Dodig, Ivan Pavić
Review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: atopic dermatitis; atopic diseases; filaggrin
Gian Luca Salvagno, Davide Demonte, Giuseppe Lippi
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: potassium; hyperkalemia; preanalytical variability; diagnostic errors
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
Charlotte Gils, Pernille Just Vinholt, Mads Nybo
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: activated partial thromboplastin time; haemolysis; lipemia; post-analytical errors; pre-analytical errors
Dietmar Enko, Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann, Gernot Kriegshäuser
Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cell-free nucleic acids; pre-analytical phase; quality improvement
Graziella Bonetti, Nicola Di Gaetano, Renata Paleari, Ferruccio Ceriotti
Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; serum albumin; diabetes mellitus; anticoagulants
Lourens J.P. Nonkes, Maaike K. van Gelder, Hans Kemperman, Alferso C. Abrahams, Frans T.J. Boereboom, Maarten J. ten Berg, Karin G.F. Gerritsen
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: haemodialysis; clinical chemistry tests; bicarbonates; blood specimen collection
Dora Vuljanić, Ana Dojder, Valentina Špoljarić, Andrea Saračević, Lora Dukić, Jasna Leniček-Krleža, Jelena Vlašić-Tanasković, Ivana Maradin, Ana Grzunov, Željka Vogrinc, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: verification; urine dipsticks; comparability; accuracy; repeatability
Gordana Juricic, Tina Brencic, Andrea Tesija-Kuna, Milena Njegovan, Lorena Honovic
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: calprotectin; preanalytical phase; inflammatory bowel disease; immunoassay
Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Sofía Corral-Comesaña, Ruth Cano-Corres, María José Castro-Castro, Macarena Dastis-Arias, Dolors Dot-Bach
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: critical values limits; critical values notification; patient safety
Alessandro Trentini, Savino Spadaro, Valentina Rosta, Maria C Manfrinato, Carlo Cervellati, Francesca Dalla Corte, Stefania Hanau, Carlo A Volta, Tiziana Bellini
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: statin; fast skeletal troponin; slow skeletal troponin; muscle damage; creatine kinase
Luis García de Guadiana-Romualdo, Pablo Cerezuela-Fuentes, Ignacio Español-Morales, Patricia Esteban-Torrella, Enrique Jiménez-Santos, Ana Hernando-Holgado, María Dolores Albaladejo-Otón
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: febrile neutropenia; prognosis; Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer; procalcitonin; lipopolysaccharide binding protein
Carmen Ricós, Carmen Perich, Beatriz Boned, Elisabet González-Lao, Jorge Diaz-Garzón, Montserrat Ventura, Sandra Bullich, Zoraida Corte, Joana Minchinela, Fernando Marques, Margarita Simón, Virtudes Alvarez, José-Vicente García-Lario, Pilar Fernández-Fern
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: standardization; external quality assessment; traceability; bias
Mario Malički, Ana Utrobičić, Ana Marušić
Research Integrity Corner, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: duplicate publication; retraction of publication; authorship; scientific misconduct; published erratum
Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical methods; confidence intervals; extra-analytical phase
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
Aurélien Schrapp, François Fraissinet, Charles Hervouet, Hélène Girot, Valéry Brunel
Short Communication, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: troponin T; biotin; multiple sclerosis; preanalytical phase
Marija Zekušić, Ana Škaričić, Ksenija Fumić, Dunja Rogić, Tamara Žigman, Danijela Petković Ramadža, Nenad Vukojević, Véronique Rüfenacht, Valentina Uroić, Ivo Barić
Case Report, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ornithinemia; amino acids; tandem mass spectrometry
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
Ivo Soldo, Vanja Radisic Biljak, Branko Bakula, Maja Bakula, Ana-Maria Simundic
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: appendicitis; emergency service; white blood cell count; C-reactive protein; urinalysis
Chiara Novelli, Matteo Vidali, Bruno Brando, Benedetto Morelli, Giovanna Andreani, Marina Arini, Paola Calzoni, Roberta Giacomello, Barbara Montaruli, Emanuela Muccini, Angela Papa, Paola Pradella, Lucia Ruocco, Fosca Siviero, Filomena Gemma Viola, Mario
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: blood coagulation tests; haemolysis; preanalytical phase
Pedro Sánchez Pellicer, Ruth González Tamayo, Vicente Navarro López
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: demand management laboratory; test laboratory request; anti-thyroid antibodies; anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies; anti-thyroglobulin antibodies
Stéphane Jaisson, Nathalie Leroy, Michel Soulard, Aurore Desmons, Emmanuelle Guillard, Philippe Gillery
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diabetes; evaluation; HbA; immunoassay
Dorota Kostrzewa-Nowak, Robert Nowak
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: athletes; fatigue; flow cytometry; soccer; T-lymphocytes
Enrique Rodriguez-Borja, Africa Corchon-Peyrallo, Macarena Diaz-Gimenez, Arturo Carratala-Calvo
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: clinical decision support systems; computer physician order entry; health care costs; laboratory management; randomized controlled trials
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
Yuanyuan Ye, Wei Wang, Haijian Zhao, Falin He, Kun Zhong, Shuai Yuan, Yuxuan Du, Bingquan Chen, Zhiguo Wang
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: quality indicator; preanalytical phase; quality control; haematology; survey
Fabien Lareyre, Claudine Moratal, Elamine Zereg, Joseph Carboni, Patricia Panaïa-Ferrari, Pascale Bayer, Elixène Jean-Baptiste, Réda Hassen-Khodja, Giulia Chinetti, Juliette Raffort
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diabetes mellitus; abdominal aortic aneurysm; C-peptide; insulin resistance; fructosamine
Panagiotis Paliogiannis, Angelo Zinellu, Arduino A. Mangoni, Giampiero Capobianco, Salvatore Dessole, Pier Luigi Cherchi, Ciriaco Carru
Review, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: anisocytosis; RDW; pregnancy; preeclampsia; gestational diabetes
Ana Borovecki, Ana Mlinaric, Martina Horvat, Vesna Supak Smolcic
Research Integrity Corner, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: informed consent; ethical approval; research; laboratory medicine; ethics committees
Corrigendum, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
Xuehui Mao, Jing Shao, Bingchang Zhang, Yong Wang
Short Communications: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Sigma metrics; total allowable error; quality control; bias
Victoria Petrides, Sharon Schneider
Short Communications: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: total quality management; decision making; goals
Anne Marie Dupuy, Stéphanie Badiou, Delphine Daubin, Anne Sophie Bargnoux, Chloé Magnan, Kadda Klouche, Jean Paul Cristol
Short Communications, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; plasma; test tube; evaluation
Ashish Jain, Sanchit Jain, Neha Singh, Priyanka Aswal, Shweta Pal, Sushant Kumar Meinia, Nilotpal Chowdhury
Short Communications, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: pre-analytical error; erythrocyte indices; laboratory errors; platelet count; sample stability
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
Ebubekir Bakan, Zafer Bayraktutan, Nurcan Kilic Baygutalp, Mehmet Ali Gul, Fatma Zuhal Umudum, Nuri Bakan
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urinalysis; automated urinalysis; manual microscopy
Beatriz Varela, Gonzalo Pacheco
Original Papers: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: total quality management; quality control; bias; laboratory proficiency testing/methods; clinical chemistry test
Original Papers: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: quality assessment; Sigma metrics; method decision chart; total allowable error
Xiuzhi Guo, Tianjiao Zhang, Xuehui Gao, Pengchang Li, Tingting You, Qiong Wu, Jie Wu, Fang Zhao, Liangyu Xia, Ermu Xu, Ling Qiu, Xinqi Cheng
Original Papers: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Six Sigma; proficiency testing; internal quality control; allowable total error
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
Bettina Kárai, Zsófia Miltényi, Lajos Gergely, Marianna Száraz-Széles, János Kappelmayer, Zsuzsanna Hevessy
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: myelodysplastic syndromes; flow cytometry; pre-analytical error
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
Sten Westgard, Hassan Bayat, James O Westgard
Review: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Six Sigma metrics; quality control frequency; OPSpecs chart; method decision chart; Westgard rules
Review, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: allergy; IgE; component-resolved diagnosis
Lessons in Biostatistics: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: medical laboratory; Sigma metrics; Six Sigma; allowable total error
Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hyperkalemia; case report; electrolytes; pseudohyperkalemia
Eva Rabing Brix Petersen, Sven Mortensen, Mads Nybo
Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: capillary blood sample; case report; pre-analytical phase; zinc
Paula San-José, Vicente Aguadero, Granada Perea, Meritxell Estrada, Eugenio Berlanga
Case Reports, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: paraproteins; electrophoresis; lymphoma; heavy chain disease
Claudia E. Imperiali, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Lourdes Sanchez-Navarro, Macarena Dastis-Arias, Juan C. Lopez-Delgado, Anna Cortes-Bosch, Ana Sancho-Cerro, Dolors Dot-Bach
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: platelets; haematology; reference values; immature platelet fraction
Amalija Bunjevac, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Marijana Miler, Anita Horvat
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; laboratory error; urinalysis; urine sediment
Darian Volarić, Veljko Flego, Gordana Žauhar, Ljiljana Bulat-Kardum
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: pleural effusion; CA-125 antigen; carcinoembryonic antigen; neuron-specific enolase; cytokeratin 19 fragment
Janne Cadamuro, Cornelia Mrazek, Alexander B. Leichtle, Ulrike Kipman, Thomas K. Felder, Helmut Wiedemann, Hannes Oberkofler, Georg M. Fiedler, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: pre-analytics; centrifugation; diagnostic tests; routine
Qian Cai, Yunxian Zhou, Dangan Yang
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: pre-analytical phase; venous blood sampling; knowledge; nurses; phlebotomy
Silvia F. Benozzi, Gisela Unger, Amparo Campion, Graciela L. Pennacchiotti
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: fasting; water intake; blood sample collection; preanalytical variability; clinical chemistry tests
Mirjana Fuček, Živka Dika, Sandra Karanović, Ivana Vuković Brinar, Vedran Premužić, Jelena Kos, Ante Cvitković, Maja Mišić, Josip Samardžić, Dunja Rogić, Bojan Jelaković
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chronic kidney disease; estimated glomerular filtration rate; predictive equation; endemic nephropathy
Mersiha Mahmić-Kaknjo, Josip Šimić, Karmela Krleža-Jerić
Research Integrity Corner, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: clinical trial data sharing; baseline; databases; registries; Cochrane; scandals
Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: likelihood ratio; cumulative data analysis; odds; sensitivity; specificity
Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Ivana Celap, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: external quality assessment; commutability; allowable limit of performance; standardization; harmonization
Tony Badrick, Stephanie Gay, Euan J. McCaughey, Andrew Georgiou
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: health care quality assurance; laboratory; pathology; quality
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical data analysis; methodological studies
Janne Cadamuro, Helmut Wiedemann, Thomas K. Felder, Cornelia Mrazek, Ulrike Kipman, Oberkofler Hannes, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher
Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: case report; white particulate matter; lithium-heparin tubes; separator gel
Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: case report; pre-analytical; contamination; K-EDTA
Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin
Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: anaemia; errors; posture; preanalytical variability; case report
Ana-Maria Simundic, Janne Cadamuro, Michael Cornes
Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
Giuseppe Lippi, Ana-Maria Simundic, Giacomo Musile, Elisa Danese, Gianluca Salvagno, Franco Tagliaro
Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: laboratory testing; diagnostics; alcohol; errors; pre-analytical phase
Aurore Desmons, Stéphane Jaisson, Nathalie Leroy, Philippe Gillery, Emmanuelle Guillard
Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: carbamylated haemoglobin; labile glycated haemoglobin; HbA; analytical interference
Özlem Ç. Madenci, Asuman Orçun, Zeynep Yildiz, Rana Sirmali, Nazan Tunçbilek, Nihal Yücel, Yusuf Temel, Aycan Bölük
Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: vitamin D; method comparison; standardization; 25-Hydroxyvitamin D
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
Juliette Raffort, Fabien Lareyre, Damien Massalou, Patrick Fénichel, Patricia Panaïa-Ferrari, Giulia Chinetti
Review, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: glicentin; proglucagon; glucagon-like peptide; oxyntomodulin; enteroendocrine cells
Review, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: thyroid tests; acute illness; guidelines
Lorraine E. Ferris, Margaret A Winker
Erratum, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
Elisa Danese, Gian Luca Salvagno, Alessandra Guzzo, Samuele Scurati, Cristiano Fava, Giuseppe Lippi
Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: urinary free cortisol; ion suppression; pre-analytical phase; piperacillin; mass spectrometry
Graziella Bonetti, Mariarosa Carta
Short Communications, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diabetes; glucose; acidification; pre-analytical phase
Ivana Markovic, Zeljko Debeljak, Bojana Bosnjak, Maja Marijanovic
Case Reports, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia; immunoassay; functional serotonin release assay; cross-reaction; monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
Britta Noebauer, Lejla Ramic, Andrea Konstantin, Christina Zachbauer, Elisa Einwallner
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: calprotectin; faeces; particle-enhanced turbidimetric immunoassay (PETIA); inflammatory bowel disease
Yang Fei, Haijian Zhao, Wei Wang, Falin He, Kun Zhong, Shuai Yuan, Zhiguo Wang
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: critical value; quality indicators; extra-analytical phase
Fatma Demet Arslan, Inanc Karakoyun, Banu Isbilen Basok, Merve Zeytinli Aksit, Anil Baysoy, Yasemin Kilic Ozturk, Yusuf Adnan Guclu, Can Duman
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: serum; plasma; blood analysis; blood specimen collection; evaluation
Peifeng Ke, Jiawei Liu, Yan Chao, Xiaobin Wu, Yujuan Xiong, Li Lin, Zemin Wan, Xinzhong Wu, Jianhua Xu, Junhua Zhuang, Xianzhang Huang
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: haemoglobin A; thalassemia; capillary electrophoresis (CE); haemoglobin A
Judith Ryberg-Nørholt, Henrik Frederiksen, Mads Nybo
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: anaemia; haematology; haemoglobins; reference values
Alessandro De Stefano, Liliana Mannucci, Renato Massoud, Sergio Bernardini, Claudio Cortese
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: Lp-PLA; assay validation; cardiovascular disease; Darapladib; reference intervals
Ivana Ćelap, Ines Vukasović, Gordana Juričić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Review, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: measurement uncertainty; recommendations; harmonization; analytical phase
Davide Ferrari, Giovanni Lombardi, Giuseppe Banfi
Review, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: vitamin D; biological variability; analytical variability; standardization; DEQAS
Ana Mlinarić, Martina Horvat, Vesna Šupak Smolčić
Research Integrity Corner, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: negative results; publication bias; research integrity; medical journals
Jadranka Stojanovski, Ana Marušić
Research integrity corner: Special issue on predatory journals, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: predatory journals; open access; small scientific communities
Lorraine E. Ferris, Margaret A Winker
Research integrity corner: Special issue on predatory journals, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: predatory journals; publication ethics; medical publishing
Farrokh Habibzadeh, Ana-Maria Simundic
Research integrity corner: Special issue on predatory journals, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
Ivana Šolić, Ana Stipčić, Ivančica Pavličević, Ana Marušić
Research integrity corner, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: access to information; awareness; patient participation; clinical trials; registries
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: analysis of variance; biostatistics; measurement comparisons
Dietmar Enko, Harald Mangge, Andreas Münch, Tobias Niedrist, Elisabeth Mahla, Helfried Metzler, Florian Prüller
Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: platelets; platelet aggregation; platelet function tests; clinical laboratory services; preanalytical phase
Ana Bronić, Desiree Coen Herak, Sandra Margetić, Marija Milić
Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: survey; haemostasis; blood coagulation tests
Stefanie Neubig, Anne Grotevendt, Anders Kallner, Matthias Nauck, Astrid Petersmann
Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: clinical chemistry tests; humans; reproducibility of results; analytical quality; quality control
Barbara De la Salle, Piet Meijer, Annette Thomas, Ana-Maria Simundic
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Editorial, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
Cristiano Ialongo, Sergio Bernardini
Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: phlebotomy; preanalytical phase; statistical data analysis; methods
Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Adrijana Dorotic, Ana Grzunov
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: post-analytical phase; standardization; external quality assessment; questionnaire
Marko Lucijanic, Marko Skelin, Tomo Lucijanic
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: statistics; clinical trial; survival analysis; primary myelofibrosis; software
Nora Nikolac, Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Ana-Maria Simundic
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; external quality assessment; laboratory error
Cristiano Ialongo, Sergio Bernardini
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: turnaround time; statistical data analysis; quality control; healthcare quality indicator; postanalytical phase
Lora Dukic, Anja Jokic, Josipa Kules, Daria Pasalic
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: survey; education; preanalytical phase
Ramona C. Dolscheid-Pommerich, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Rupert Conrad, Birgit Stoffel-Wagner, Berndt Zur
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: urinalysis; automation; analytical sample preparation methods; flow cytometry; specimen handling
Suleyman Demir, Nergiz Zorbozan, Elif Basak
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: unnecessary repeated cholesterol test; cholesterol retest interval; reference change value; laboratory costs; preanalytical phase; test requesting
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
Enrique Rodriguez-Borja, Celia Villalba-Martinez, Esther Barba-Serrano, Arturo Carratala-Calvo
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: quality indicators; health care; extra-analytical phase; total quality management; clinical laboratory information systems
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
Dragana Segulja, Danica Matisic, Lorena Honovic, Josip Batinic, Dunja Rogic
Case Report, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: HbE; haemoglobinopathies; capillary zone electrophoresis
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Matteo Gelati, Antonella Bassi, Alberto Contro, Francesca Pizzolo, Gian Cesare Guidi
Case Report, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; blood specimen collection; contrast media; gels; phlebotomy
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Maria Leiva-Salinas, Patricia Esteban, Miguel Ahumada, Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Short communication, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory; pre-analytical phase; primary care; quality indicators; test request
Péter Kustán, Balázs Szirmay, Zoltán Horváth-Szalai, Andrea Ludány, Ágnes Lakatos, Diána Mühl, Per Hjort Christensen, Attila Miseta, Gábor L. Kovács, Tamás Kőszegi
Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: orosomucoid; urine; particle-enhanced turbidimetry; inflammation; biomarker
Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Zeljka Vogrinc, Irena Kocijan, Jelena Culej, Merica Aralica, Anja Jokic, Dragana Antoncic, Marija Bozovic
Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: extravascular body fluids; cerebrospinal fluid; serous fluids; survey; harmonization
Andrea Tešija Kuna, Lovorka Đerek, Ana Kozmar, Vedrana Drvar
Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: autoimmune diseases; autoantibodies; survey
Ebubekir Bakan, Nurinnisa Ozturk, Nurcan Kilic Baygutalp, Elif Polat, Kadriye Akpinar, Emrullah Dorman, Harun Polat, Nuri Bakan
Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: auto-analysis; microscopy; urinalysis
Xiaobin Wu, Yan Chao, Zemin Wan, Yunxiu Wang, Yan Ma, Peifeng Ke, Xinzhong Wu, Jianhua Xu, Junhua Zhuang, Xianzhang Huang
Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: Haemoglobin A; capillary electrophoresis (CE); high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); affinity chromatography; immunoassay
Katarzyna Bergmann, Grazyna Sypniewska
Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: glycated haemoglobin; diabetes; sample storage; high performance liquid chromatography; preanalytical phase
Tine Lindberg Seemann, Mads Nybo
Original papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: observation; phlebotomy; preanalytical phase; quality control
Lora Dukić, Lara Milevoj Kopčinović, Adrijana Dorotić, Ivana Baršić
Review, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: blood gas analysis; error; guideline; standardization
Karmela Krleža-Jerić, Mirko Gabelica, Rita Banzi, Marina Krnić Martinić, Bibiana Pulido, Mersiha Mahmić-Kaknjo, Ludovic Reveiz, Josip Šimić, Ana Utrobičić, Irena Hrgović
Research Integrity Corner, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: clinical trial data sharing; research integrity; IMPACT Observatory
Gianluca Caridi, Elif Yilmaz Gulec, Monica Campagnoli, Francesca Lugani, Hasan Onal, Duzgun Kilic, Monica Galliano, Lorenzo Minchiotti
Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: congenital analbuminemia; DNA mutational analysis; single base deletion; frame-shift
Sandra Margetić, Ivana Ćelap, Lora Dukić, Ines Vukasović, Lucija Virović-Jukić
Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: prothrombin time; interference; M-protein; monoclonal gammopathy; thrombin time
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
Ebubekir Bakan, Harun Polat, Yesim Ozarda, Nurinnisa Ozturk, Nurcan Kilic Baygutalp, Fatma Zuhal Umudum, Nuri Bakan
Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: reference intervals; direct method; indirect method; Bhattacharya method; regional differences
Güzin Aykal, Ayşenur Yegin, Özgür Tekeli, Necat Yilmaz
Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: point-of-care testing (POCT); quality management program for glucometers; high-volume clinical setting; ISO 15197
Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: authors names; research authorship; indexing
Cristiano Ialongo, Sergio Bernardini
Review, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: phlebotomy; venipuncture; laboratory testing; preanalytical phase; preanalytical variability; patient safety; evidence based medicine
Review Article, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical data analysis; statistical data interpretation
Vesna Supak-Smolcic, Ana-Maria Simundic, George David Lundberg
Editorial, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: authorship; publication; authors identity; editorial policy
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Maria Leiva-Salinas, Javier Lugo, Francisco J Pomares, Alberto Asencio, Miguel Ahumada, Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: type 2 diabetes; HbA1c; diagnosis; preanalytical phase; test request appropriateness; costs; cost analysis
Markéta Škereňová, Veronika Mikulová, Otakar Čapoun, Tomáš Zima
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: lab-on-a-chip devices; capillary electrophoresis; multiplex PCR; circulating tumour cells; Agilent DNA 1000 kit
Michael C. Motal, Daniel A. Klaus, Diana Lebherz-Eichinger, Bianca Tudor, Thomas Hamp, Marion Wiegele, Rudolf Seemann, Claus G. Krenn, Georg A. Roth
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: adipocytokine; inflammation; vaspin; CRP; intensive care
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
Fatma Emel Kocak, Ozben Ozden Isiklar, Havva Kocak, Ayfer Meral
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; ethanol; stability; storage temperature
Matthew S. Thiese, Zachary C. Arnold, Skyler D. Walker
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: a priori; analytical plan; statistical methods; disclosure; transparency; biostatistics
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Ana Santo-Quiles, Mercedes Gutierrez, Javier Lugo, Rosa Lillo, Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Preanalytical phase; errors in laboratory medicine; balanced scorecard; patient safety
Philippe B. Katchunga, Patrick N. Mirindi, Antoine S. Kishabongo, Justin C. Cikomola, Socrate Bwanamdogo, Jan Philippé, Marijn M. Speeckaert, Joris R. Delanghe
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: fasting glucose concentration; fructosamine; hemoglobin A1c protein; nails; sub-Saharan Africa; diabetes mellitus
Vendula Bartáková, Denisa Malúšková, Jan Mužík, Jana Bělobrádková, Kateřina Kaňková
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: gestational diabetes; oral glucose tolerance test; postpartum period; glucose intolerance; diagnosis
Biljana Pejović, Jelena Erić-Marinković, Marija Pejović, Jelena Kotur-Stevuljević, Amira Peco-Antić
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; acute kidney injury; premature neonates; biomarker
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diabetes mellitus; hemoglobin A1c protein; human; chromatography; high pressure liquid chromatography
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Joaquín Uris, Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: primary care; laboratory proficiency testing; clinical laboratory services; test requesting; preanalytical phase
Dragana Milutinović, Ilija Andrijević, Milijana Ličina, Ljiljana Andrijević
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hemolysis; patient safety; phlebotomy; medical staff; questionnaire; preanalytical phase
Adrijana Dorotić, Dragana Antončić, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Dara Nedić, Andjelo Beletić
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hemolysis; nurses; survey; preanalytical phase
Kristina Dukic, Matea Zoric, Petra Pozaic, Jelena Starcic, Marija Culjak, Andrea Saracevic, Marijana Miler
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: survey; compliance; laboratory technician; universal safety measures; total quality management; clinical laboratory services
Zeliha Gunnur Dikmen, Asli Pinar, Filiz Akbiyik
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory services; total quality management; patient safety; preanalytical phase; preanalytical error
Angeles Giménez-Marín, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Ana M. García-Raja, Rafael Venta-Obaya, Margarita Fusté-Ventosa, Inmaculada Caballé-Martín, Alfonso Benítez-Estevez, Ana I. Quinteiro-García, José Luis Bedini, Antonio León-Justel, Montserrat Torra-Puig
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: patient safety; clinical laboratory services; questionnaires; cross-sectional studies; public hospital; universal safety measures; total quality management
Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Adrijana Dorotic, Ana Grzunov, Miljenka Maradin
Review Article, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: recommendations; capillary blood; blood specimen collection; standardization; preanalytical phase
Vesna Šupak-Smolčić, Ana Mlinarić, Dragana Antončić, Martina Horvat, Jelena Omazić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Research integrity corner, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: authorship; acknowledgement; research integrity; editorial practice
Vesna Supak-Smolcic, Ana-Maria Simundic
Research integrity corner, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: authorship; contribution; editorial policy; publication; research integrity
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
Diana Lebherz-Eichinger, Remy Schwarzer, Michael C. Motal, Daniel A. Klaus, Andreas Mangold, Hendrik J. Ankersmit, Gabriela A. Berlakovich, Claus G. Krenn, Georg A. Roth
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: antibodies; immunoglobulins; liver failure; liver transplantation; artificial liver support system; molecular adsorbent recirculating system
Jelena Joksic, Miron Sopic, Vesna Spasojevic-Kalimanovska, Dimitra Kalimanovska-Ostric, Kristina Andjelkovic, Zorana Jelic-Ivanovic
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: resistin; human; gene expression; coronary artery disease; acute coronary syndrome
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, María Leiva-Salinas, Miguel Ahumada, Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory services; utilization; vitamin D; communication; education
Patricija Bankovic Radovanovic, Marija Kocijancic
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; oral glucose tolerance test; survey; patient education; gestational diabetes
Ewa Stępień, Krzysztof Gruszczyński, Przemysław Kapusta, Artur Kowalik, Iwona Wybrańska
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: cell-derived microparticles; blood coagulation tests; centrifugation; preanalytical phase
Yang Fei, Rong Zeng, Wei Wang, Falin He, Kun Zhong, Zhiguo Wang
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: quality indicators; quality control; clinical laboratory services
Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Jasenka Trifunović, Tihana Pavosevic, Nora Nikolac
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: critical results; laboratory testing; quality indicators; survey; post-analytical phase
Lazaro Alessandro Soares Nunes, Sayeeda Mussavira, Omana Sukumaran Bindhu
Review Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: saliva; non-invasive; biological markers; drug monitoring; oral health
Review Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Bland-Altman; agreement analysis; laboratory research; method comparison; correlation of data
Research integrity corner, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: instructions to authors; publication ethics; publication standards; open access; OA; research integrity
Joris Delanghe, Marijn Speeckaert
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: flow cytometry; preservatives; sample preparation; urinalysis
Giuseppe Lippi, Massimo Daves, Camilla Mattiuzzi
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: errors; analytical interference; contrast media; contrast agents; gadolinium
Fabian Sanchis-Gomar, Giuseppe Lippi
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biomarkers; training; plasma volume; metabolism; cellular damage
Editorial, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: lipemia interference; laboratory error; preanalytical phase; interference testing; biological variation
Editorial, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
Aysenur Atay, Leyla Demir, Serap Cuhadar, Gulcan Saglam, Hulya Unal, Saliha Aksun, Banu Arslan, Asuman Ozkan, Recep Sutcu
Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical error; quality indicator; specimen rejection
Marija Kocijancic, Jelena Cargonja, Alma Delic-Knezevic
Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; blood specimen collection; serum; test tube; evaluation
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Gian Luca Salvagno, Elisa Danese, Giorgio Brocco, Gian Cesare Guidi, Giuseppe Lippi
Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: contamination; EDTA; patient safety; preanalytical variability; total quality management; preanalytical phase
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Gian Luca Salvagno, Giuseppe Lippi, Elisa Danese, Matteo Gelati, Martina Montagnana, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diagnostic errors; fasting; postprandial period; reference values; reproducibility of results.
Vesna Šupak Smolčić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Research integrity corner, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: editorial policies; guidelines; peer review; publication ethics
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: computer graphics; data analysis; visual display; biostatistics
Raffick A.R. Bowen, Alan T. Remaley
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: blood collection devices; blood collection sample tube; clinical assays; clinical chemistry; interference; pre-analytical; surfactant
Lora Dukić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: survey; blood gas analysis; blood specimen collection
Dražan Butorac, Ivana Ćelap, Sanja Kačkov, Vera Robić, Tomislav Miletić, Zlata Flegar Meštrić, Andrea Hulina, Krunoslav Kuna, Tihana Žanić Grubišić, Marija Grdić Rajković
Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: paraoxonase 1; postmenopausal women; phenotype; lipids
Stanislava Petrovic, Natasa Bogavac-Stanojevic, Jelena Kotur-Stevuljevic, Amira Peco-Antic, Ivana Ivanisevic, Jasmina Ivanisevic, Dusan Paripovic, Zorana Jelic-Ivanovic
Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: oxidative stress; inflammation; acute kidney injury
Xi Zhang, Goce Dimeski, Chamindie Punyadeera
Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: plasminogen activator inhibitor 1; saliva; immunoassay; cardiovascular diseases; analytical validation
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: influence factors; interference factors; preanalytical factors; amylase in urine; haemolytic samples; anticoagulants; blood collection tubes; centrifugation
Angeles Giménez-Marín, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Maria del Mar Pérez-Hidalgo, Pedro Molina-Mendoza
Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: total quality management; quality indicators; health care; laboratories; patient safety
Antonija Perovic, Adriana Unic, Jerka Dumic
Review, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: diving; oxidative stress; sirtuins; cardiovascular system
Review, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory services; utilization; utilization review
Ana Marušić, Mario Malički, Erik von Elm, for The Esteve Foundation Discussion Group Participants in the Discussion Group:
Research integrity corner, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: editorial policies; periodicals as topic; peer review; authorship; conflict of interest
Fethullah Gerin, Dilber Coban Ramazan, Ozgur Baykan, Onder Sirikci, Goncagul Haklar
Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: separator gel; preanalytical phase; blood collection tube; floating gel; hyperproteinemia
Gianluca Caridi, Monica Dagnino, Omer Erdeve, Marco Di Duca, Duran Yildiz, Serdar Alan, Begum Atasay, Saadet Arsan, Monica Campagnoli, Monica Galliano, Lorenzo Minchiotti
Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: human serum albumin; albumin gene; congenital analbuminemia; DNA and cDNA sequence analysis; splicing mutation
Lora Dukić, Ana-Maria Šimundić, Davorin Malogorski
Original papers, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: therapeutic drug monitoring; digoxin; evaluation; specimen collection; serum; plasma
Meltem Kilercik, Abdurrahman Coskun, Mustafa Serteser, Deniz Inan, Ibrahim Unsal
Original papers, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: ADAMTS13; variation analysis; individuality; thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; von Willebrand factor
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: regression analysis; logistic regression; odds ratio; variable selection
Gunn B.B. Kristensen, Kristin Moberg Aakre, Ann Helen Kristoffersen, Sverre Sandberg
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: quality assurance; health care; pre-analytical; quality indicators; health care; external quality assessment
Mario Plebani, Laura Sciacovelli, Ada Aita, Maria Laura Chiozza
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: harmonization; pre-analytical-phase; quality indicators; patient safety; clinical laboratories
Symposium abstracts, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
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
Pilar Fernandez-Calle, Sandra Pelaz, Paloma Oliver, Maria Jose Alcaide, Ruben Gomez-Rioja, Antonio Buno, Jose Manuel Iturzaeta
Original papers, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biological variation; ISO 15189; interchangeability of results; Dimension Vista
Giuseppe Lippi, Camilla Mattiuzzi, Ivan Comelli, Gianfranco Cervellin
Original papers, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: myocardial infarction; ischemic heart disease; glycogen phosphorylase isoenzyme BB; GPBB
Serap Cuhadar, Mehmet Koseoglu, Aysenur Atay, Ahmet Dirican
Original papers, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; serum; stability; storage; temperature
Marijana Vučić Lovrenčić, Lorena Honović, Saša Kralik, Jasminka Matica, Manja Prašek, Edita Pape-Medvidović, Marina Ivanišević, Josip Đelmiš
Editorial, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: gestational diabetes; IADPSG criteria; clinical laboratory techniques
Giuseppe Lippi, Paola Avanzini, Roberta Musa, Franca Sandei, Rosalia Aloe, Gianfranco Cervellin
Original papers, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hemolysis; hemolyzed specimens; preanalytical variability; blood collection tube; blood drawing
Editorial, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: scientific misconduct; plagiarism; editorial policies
Svjetlana Karabuva, Vedran Carević, Mislav Radić, Damir Fabijanić
Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ABO blood groups; atherosclerosis; coronary artery disease
Sanja Kackov, Ana-Maria Simundic, Ani Gatti-Drnic
Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: pre-analytical variability; fasting; patient education; quality indicators; self report questionnaires
Ayfer Colak, Burak Toprak, Nese Dogan, Fusun Ustuner
Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: centrifugation; temperature; stability; vitamin D; preanalytical phase
Marijana Miler, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: data collection; preanalytical errors; questionnaires; urine specimen collection
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
Giuseppe Lippi, Paola Avanzini, Rosalia Aloe, Gianfranco Cervellin
Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical variability; hemolysis; sample quality; intravenous line
Review, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: exhaled breath condensate; analysis; preanalytical phase; respiratory diseases
Nora Nikolac, Vesna Šupak-Smolčić, Ana-Maria Šimundić, Ivana Ćelap
Review, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: phlebotomy; venous blood; recommendations; health planning; laboratory errors; preanalytical phase
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi
Case report, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory techniques; preanalytical phase; laboratory variability; blood specimen collection; EDTA contamination carryover
Kağan Huysal, Yasemin U. Budak, Ayse Ulusoy Karaca, Murat Aydos, Serdar Kahvecioğlu, Mehtap Bulut, Murat Polat
Original papers, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urinalysis; bacteriuria; sensitivity; specificity; urinary tract infection
Gian Luca Salvagno, Elisa Danese, Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Gian Cesare Guidi, Giuseppe Lippi
Original papers, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical variability; hemolysis; alcohol; practice guideline
Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin, Camilla Mattiuzzi
Original papers, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hemolysis; preanalytical variability; catheters; meta-analysis
Review, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: blood gas analysis; preanalytical error; laboratory error; pO2; pCO2; pH
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Chi-square; non-parametric; assumptions; categorical data; statistical analysis
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: bias; sampling errors; research design
Daniel A. Klaus, Michael C. Motal, Ursula Burger-Klepp, Corinna Marschalek, Elisabeth M. Schmidt, Diana Lebherz-Eichinger, Claus G. Krenn, Georg A. Roth
Original papers, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: zonulin; sepsis; gut wall; tight junctions; intensive care
Vanja Radisic Biljak, Ivan Ozvald, Andrea Radeljak, Kresimir Majdenic, Branka Lasic, Zoran Siftar, Marijana Vucic Lovrencic, Zlata Flegar-Mestric
Original papers, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: accreditation; medical informatics; data transfer; laboratory information system; hospital information system; validation
Tanja Dujic, Tamer Bego, Barbara Mlinar, Sabina Semiz, Maja Malenica, Besim Prnjavorac, Barbara Ostanek, Janja Marc, Adlija Causevic
Original papers, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; obesity; 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1; polymorphism; genetic; high resolution melting curve analysis
Giuseppe Lippi, Emmanuel J. Favaloro, Ana-Maria Simundic
Editorial, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: impact factor; indexing; Medline
Daria Pasalic, Natalija Marinkovic, Lana Feher-Turkovic
Review, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: atherosclerosis; hypertension; hyperuricemia; metabolic syndrome; uric acid
Editorial, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: impact factor; journal; publication; editorial board
Luigi M. Castello, Sophie Negro, Francesca Santi, Isabella Zanotti, Matteo Vidali, Marco Bagnati, Giorgio Bellomo, Gian Carlo Avanzi
Case report, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: digitalis glycosides/poisoning; digitoxin; digoxin antibodies Fab fragments; digitoxin/toxicity; digitoxin/analysis
Eva Fliser, Ksenija Jerkovic, Tanja Vidovic, Maksimilijan Gorenjak
Original papers, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hyperlipidemia; multiple myeloma; paraproteins; immunoglobulins; artifacts
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: phlebotomy; blood specimen collection; tourniquet application time; CLSI documents; pre-analytic variability; extra- analytical variability
Editorial, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: scientific misconduct; plagiarism; editorial policies
Review, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cell free DNA; cell free fetal DNA; plasma DNA; free DNA; non-invasive prenatal diagnosis; clinical laboratory diagnosis; sex determination analysis
Zlatko Cubranic, Zeljko Madzar, Sanja Matijevic, Stefica Dvornik, Elizabeta Fisic, Vjekoslav Tomulic, Juraj Kunisek, Gordana Laskarin, Igor Kardum, Luka Zaputovic
Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: biological markers; heart fatty acid-binding protein; glycogen phosphorylase; sensitivity; specificity; acute myocardial infarction
Lana Feher Turkovic, Alica Pizent, Slavica Dodig, Mladen Pavlovic, Daria Pasalic
Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs); FABP2; genetic polymorphism; metabolic syndrome
Serap Cuhadar, Ayşenur Atay, Mehmet Koseoglu, Ahmet Dirican, Aysel Hur
Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; enzyme stability; serum; storage; temperature.
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.
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical variability; blood collection; serum samples; vacuum tubes; validation process
Miro Kasum, Slavko Oreskovic, Ivana Zec, Davor Jezek, Vlatka Tomic, Vesna Gall, Goran Adzic
Review, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: macroprolactin; diagnosis; clinical features; pathophysiology
Marko Lucijanic, Mladen Petrovecki
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: actuarial method; censored data; Kaplan-Meier method; Log-rank test; survival analysis
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; errors; data analysis; research ethics
Ana-Maria Simundic, Giuseppe Lippi
Editorial, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; errors; quality indicators; phlebotomy; blood sampling
Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin, Rosalia Aloe, Martina Montagnana, Gian Luca Salvagno, Gian Cesare Guidi
Short communications, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: troponin; biological markers; commutability; myocardial infarction
Symposium abstracts, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
Mehmet Koseoglu, Aysel Hur, Aysenur Atay, Serap Cuhadar
Original papers, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hemolysis; preanalytical errors; interference; analytes.
Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: education; EC4; syllabus; competences; vocational trainin
Editorial, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: editor; journal; editorial policy; scientific writing; publication
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: comparison of methods; data analysis; Passing and Bablok regression
Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Alireza Ostadrahimi, Soltanali Mahboob
Original papers, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: calcium; phosphorous; magnesium; obesity; body composition; lipid profile
Massimo Daves, Roberto Cemin, Bruno Fattor, Giovanni Cosio, Gian Luca Salvagno, Francesco Rizza, Giuseppe Lippi
Original papers, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: portable glucose meters; hematocrit bias; analytic performance
Demetrios Rizos, Photini Karababa, Angeliki Sarandakou, Othon Panagiotakis, Alexander Haliassos, Konstantinos Makris, Katerina Psarra, Eleni Bairaktari, Panagiota Spyropoulou, Chara Nikolou, Nikolaos Galiatsatos, Nikolaos Trakas, Angeliki Ferderigou, Kons
Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: clinical chemistry; education; Register; EC4
Giuseppe Lippi, Paola Avanzini, Fernan da Pavesi, Mirco Bardi, Luigi Ippolito, Rosalia Aloe, Emmanuel J Favaloro
Original papers, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hemolysis; hemolyzed specimens; interference; preanalytical variability
Editorial, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: inflammation; sepsis; cancer; heart failure
Adriana Unic, Lovorka Derek, Natasa Hodak, Domagoj Marijancevic, Marina Ceprnja, Tihana Serdar, Maja Krhac, Zeljko Romic
Review, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: endothelin 1; endothelin receptor; endothelin receptor antagonist; endothelin converting enzyme
Gabor L. Kovacs, Andrea Ludany, Tamas Koszegi, Ferenc Liszt, Miklos Kellermayer
Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: laboratory training; graduate; postgraduate; Hungary
Ivana Zec, Dubravka Tislaric-Medenjak, Zeljka Bukovec Megla, Ivana Kucak
Review, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: anti-Müllerian hormone; ovarian reserve; spermatogenesis; infertility; sex-differentiation
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ANOVA; post hocanalysis; Bonferroni; Tukey; Scheffee
Vesna Supak Smolcic, Lidija Bilic-Zulle, Elizabeta Fisic
Original papers, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: validation study; chemistry techniques; analytical; Cobas 6000 analyzer; total error; Passing and Bablock regression
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Cristovão Luis Pitanguiera Manguera, Nairo M. Sumita, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi, Marileia Scartezini
Original papers, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: phlebotomy and blood collection; pre analytical phase; quality management system in clinical laboratory; transillumination; venous stasis.
Ana-Maria Simundic, Elizabeta Topic, Dubravka Cvoriscec, Ivana Cepelak
Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: education; training; EC4; accreditation; quality
Vukmir Vlasic, Jasenka Trifunovic, Ivana Cepelak, Petra Nimac, Renata Zrinski Topic, Slavica Dodig
Original papers, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: exhaled breath condensate; obstructive sleep apnea; oxidative stress; urates.
Nahida Srabovic, Zlata Mujagic, Jasminka Mujanovic-Mustedanagic, Zdeno Muminovic, Adaleta Softic, Lejla Begic
Original papers, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: interleukin 13; breast cancer; breast tissue; benign breast disease
Editorial, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: editor; journal; editorial policy; conflict of interest; disclosure
Giuseppe Lippi, Patrizia Bonelli, Rossana Rossi, Mirco Bardi, Rosalia Aloe, Alberta Caleffi, Enrichetta Bonilauri
Original papers, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: errors; laboratory testing; computer program; informatics; extra-analytical phase
Editorial, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: venous thromboembolism; deep vein thrombosis; thromboembolic diseases; arterial thrombosis; Mediterranean League against Thromboembolic Diseases (MLTD)
Adriana Unić, Lovorka Đerek, Nevenka Stančin, Tihana Serdar, Novka Šprajc, Željko Romić
Original papers, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: tumor markers; carbohydrate antigen 19-9; alpha-fetoprotein; carcinoembryonic antigen; immunoassay
Ivana Horvat, Margareta Radić Antolic, Renata Zadro, Dubravka Sertić, Boris Labar
Original papers, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chronic myeloid leukemia; imatinib mesylate resistance; T315I mutation
Lidija Bilić-Zulle, Ana-Maria Simundic, Vesna Šupak Smolčić, Nora Nikolac, Lorena Honović
Original papers, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: clinical chemistry tests; extra-analytical phase; quality of health care; questionnaire
Giuseppe Lippi, Ana-Maria Simundic
Editorial, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: patient safety; laboratory diagnostics; preanalytical phase; errors; quality
Jasna Juricek, Lovorka Derek, Adriana Unic, Tihana Serdar, Domagoj Marijancevic, Marcela Zivkovic, Zeljko Romic
Original papers, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: Olympus AU2700 plus; analytical evaluation; imprecision; inaccuracy; Passing Bablok regression analysis
Giovanni Introcaso, Monica Raggi, Tiziana D’Errico, Annalisa Cavallero
Original papers, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cardiac troponin-I; reference change value; analytical imprecision; acute coronary syndrome
Review, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: pharmaceutical industry; drug research; drug development; predictive tools; in silico screening; in vitro screening; therapeutic targets
Rubén Comas-Forgas, Jaume Sureda-Negre, Francesca Salva-Mut
Special issue, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: academic plagiarism; academic integrity; essays
Special issue, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: editorial policies; publishing; scientific misconduct; plagiarism; clinical trial
Ana-Maria Simundic, Marijana Miler, Nora Nikolac, Dubravka Cvoriscec, Elizabeta Topic
Editorial, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: impact factor; journal; publication; editorial board
Nora Nikolac, Ana-Maria Simundic, Nada Vukelic, Dalja Papic Futac, Nada Vrkic
Original papers, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: analytical validation; measurement uncertainty; valproic acid; phenobarbital; carbamazepine; theophylline
Slavica Dodig, Ivana Cepelak, Miljenko Raos, Renata Zrinski Topic, Jadranka Zivicic, Ivan Pavic
Original papers, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: asthma; bronchoconstriction; calcium; child; C-reactive protein; magnesium
Marina Pavic, Ana Bronic, Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic
Original papers, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: procalcitonin; systemic bacterial infection; localized bacterial infection; critically ill patients
Zrinka Alfirevic, Ana-Maria Simundic, Nora Nikolac, Nikola Sobocan, Igor Alfirevic, Mario Stefanovic, Zeljko Vucicevic, Elizabeta Topic
Original papers, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: thrombophilia; coagulation disorders; polymorphism; FV Leiden; factor II; plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
Ana K. Stankovic, Jeffrey Silvetri2, Michael Mails, Carmen Najork
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical systems; in vitro diagnostic devices; laboratory instrument; reagent; quality
Alberta Caleffi, Fabio Manoni, Maria Grazia Alessio, Cosimo Ottomano, Giuseppe Lippi
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urine; urinalysis; quality; prenalytical phase
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: critical values; notification of critical values; clinical laboratories; post-analytical phase; errors in laboratory medicine
Gian Cesare Guidi, Gian Luca Salvagno
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: reference intervals; reference range; statistics; laboratory diagnostics
Laura Sciacovelli, Sandra Secchiero, Lorena Zardo, Mario Plebani
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: External Quality Assessment; proficiency testing; laboratory performance; analytical quality; analytical quality control
Ana-Maria Simundic, Elizabeta Topic, Nora Nikolac, Giuseppe Lippi
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hemolysis; extra-analytical quality; errors; laboratory testing; interference
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: analytical errors; patient safety; clinical laboratory; quality control; drug interference; calibration; paraprotein; reference interval
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; diagnostic process; pre-analytical phase; post-analytical phase
Giuseppe Lippi, Ana-Maria Simundic, Camilla Mattiuzzi
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: errors; quality; patient safety; outcome; prevention
Giuseppe Lippi, Mario Plebani, Ana-Maria Simundic
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
Ana-Maria Simundic, Marijana Miler, Nora Nikolac, Elizabeta Topić, Dubravka Čaržavec, Branka Milanović, Vladimir Stančić
Case report, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: bisalbuminemia; capillary zone electrophoresis; genetic heterogeneity; sarcoidosis; serum albumin
Andrea Čipak, Patrik Stanić, Koraljka Đurić, Tihana Serdar, Ernest Suchanek
Original papers, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: spermatozoa; infertility; male; observer variation
Giuseppe Lippi, Nicola Tessitore, Martina Montagnana, Valeria Bedogna, Gian Luca Salvagno, Giovanni Targher, Antonio Lupo, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: creatinine; glomerular filtration rate; kidney function; MDRD; MCQE
Jelena Potkonjak, Dalibor Karlović, Željka Bukovec, Tihana Baričević
Original papers, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: dopamine; prolactin; schizophrenia; serotonin; antipsychotics drugs
Ana-Maria Simundic, Nora Nikolac
Original papers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; errors; data analysis; research ethics
Marijana Miler, Ana-Maria Simundic, Mario Štefanović, Dragica Ferenec-Ružić, Marina Kvaternik, Elizabeta Topić, Nada Vrkić
Original papers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: accreditation; analyzer comparison; internal quality control; laboratory error
Dolores Pancirov, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Gordana Stjepanović, Ivana Čepelak
Original papers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; anemia; C-reactive protein; GOLD guidelines
Carmen Ricós, Carmen Perich, Joana Minchinela, Virtudes Álvarez, Margarita Simón, Carmen Biosca, Mariví Doménech, Pilar Fernández, Carlos-Víctor Jiménez, José Vicente Garcia-Lario, Fernando Cava
Short review, Volume 19, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biological variation; quality specifications; reference change value; delta check; laboratory report
Dunja Buljubašić, Tatjana Ladenhauser-Palijan, Željko Debeljak
Case report, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hemochromatosis; beta-thalassemia; transferrin saturation; HFE; hemoglobin electrophoresis
Snježana Hrabrić Vlah, Štefica Dvornik, Dino Grdović
Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: point of care testing; Gem® PremierTM 4000; hemoglobin
Giuseppe Lippi, Francesco De Vita, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Giovanni Targher, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hormones; prolactin; physical exercise; reference range; sports
Ivana Čepelak, Dubravka Čvorišćec
Review, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: bone formation markers; bone resorption markers; osteoporosis
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: meta-analysis; statistics; review; bias
Ilza Salamunić, Branka Pauković Sekulić, Adela Galetović, Leida Tandara, Dušanka Martinović Kaliterna
Original papers, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: antinuclear antibodies; AtheNA Multi-Lyte ANA test system; ELISA; autoimmune diseases
Lovorka Đerek, Marcela Živković, Dragica Hašperger, Jasna Juriček, Željko Romić
Original papers, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: activated partial thromboplastin time; coagulation analyzers; method comparison
Emina Čolak, Vesna Dimitrijević-Srećković, Predrag B. Djordjević, Sanja Stanković, Biljana Glišić, Branko Srećković, Nada Majkić-Singh
Original papers, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: oxidative stress; antioxidant defense; type 2 diabetes mellitus; cardiovascular complications; comparative analysis
Giuseppe Lippi, Martina Montagnana, Giovanni Targher, Gian Luca Salvagno, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: diabetes; fasting plasma glucose; hyperglycemia; metabolic syndrome; hypertriglyceridemia; uric acid
Jelena Kozar, Ana-Maria Simundic, Nora Nikolac, Marijana Žirović, Elizabeta Topić
Original papers, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: accuracy; precision; analytical evaluation; self monitoring blood glucose device; Bland-Altman; Clarke Error Grid analysis
Original papers, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: HbA2 analysis; β-thalassemia screening; HPLC
Jana Dragojevič, Janja Marc, Barbara Mlinar
Original papers, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: PPARγ; polymorphism; insulin resistance; PCOS; hsCRP
Daria Pašalić, Goran Ferenčak, Branka Gršković, Ana Stavljenić-Rukavina
Original papers, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: body mass index; coronary artery disease; risk factors
Ana-Maria Simundic, Elizabeta Topić
Short review, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: quality indicators; Total Quality Management; benchmarking; continuous improvement; accreditation; quality
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: power; significance; effect size; sample size; statistical power
Renata Zrinski-Topić, Miljenko Raos, Jadranka Demirović, Jadranka Živčić, Ivana Čepelak, Rajka Petrinović, Slavica Dodig
Case report, Volume 18, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hyperphosphatasemia; alkaline phosphatase; isoenzymes; wheezing; infant
Marija Miloš, Gordana Boršo, Dubravka Čvorišćec
Original papers, Volume 18, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: glomerular hematuria; non-glomerular hematuria; flow cytometry
Andrea Tešija-Kuna, Marijana Žirović
Review, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: rheumatoid arthritis; citrullination; peptidylarginine deiminase; anti-CCP antibodies; anti-MCV antibodies
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 18, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: confidence interval; sample; standard error
Kristina Šitum, Ana Bokulić, Vanesa Ivetić-Tkalčević, Michael J. Parnham, Snježana Čužić, Koraljka Đurić, Ines Glojnarić, Daša Ševeljević-Jaran, Karmen Brajša
Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: db/db mice; serum amyloid A protein; interferon-gamma; inflammation
Ivana Čepelak, Dubravka Čvorišćec
Short review, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: macroenzymes; macro creatine kinase; immunoglobulins
Editorial, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
Christoph Seger, Andrea Griesmacher
Review, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: tandem mass spectrometry; targeted analysis; therapeutic drug monitoring; routine analysis; high performance liquid chromatography; HPLC-MS/MS
Nada Vukelić, Dalja Papić Futač, Elizabeta Topić
Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: point of care testing; acid-base balance parameters; electrolytes; metabolites
Slavica Dodig, Ulrich Kragh-Hansen, Lorenzo Minchiotti, Matko Dodig, Sonja Grgić, Bojan Benko
Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: JPEG; JPEG2000; image compression; image analysis; telemedicine; electrophoresis; isoelectric focusing
Nedjeljka Ruljančić, Ana Malić, Mate Mihanović
Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: serum cholesterol; sucide risk factors
Mirjana Grozdovska-Naumoska, Vlatko Kotevski, Sonja Trojacanec-Piponska
Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Helicobacter pylori; coronary artery disease; inflammation
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
Slavica Dodig, Jadranka Demirović, Žaneta Jelčić, Darko Richter, Ivana Čepelak, Miljenko Raos, Rajka Petrinović, Kornelija Kovač, Nina Peruško Matasić
Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: alkaline phosphatase; child; infant; hyperphosphatasemia; isoenzymes; respiratory diseases
Editorial, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
Opinion, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
Editorial, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
Roberta Petlevski, Dubravka Juretić, Mirko Hadžija, Milivoj Slijepčević, Jana Lukač-Bajalo
Original papers, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: oxidative stress; diabetes; lipid peroxidation; acarbose
Marijana Vučić Lovrenčić, Elizabeta Topić
Review, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hemoglobin A1c; diabetes mellitus; harmonization; standardization
Marko Marcius, Nada Vrkić, Biserka Getaldić-Švarc
Original papers, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: analytical evaluation; amino terminal propeptide type I procollagen; P1NP; electrochemiluminescent immunoassay; bone markers
Nada Vukelić, Ines Vukasović, Elizabeta Topić
Original papers, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: C-reactive protein; sepsis; preterm infants; newborns
Danijela Županić, Jelena Vlašić-Tanasković, Ružica Šmalcelj, Petar Kes, Vesna Kušec
Original papers, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: bone markers; bone metabolism; renal osteodystrophy
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