Original papers, Volume 15, February, Issue Archive
Emma Whittle, Elzahn de Waal, Tony Huynh, Oliver Treacy, Adam Morton
Short Communications, Volume 31, Articles ahead of print
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, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: blood plasma; circulating microRNAs; epigenetics; pre-amplification; RT-PCR
Nedjeljka Ruljancic, Ana Bakliza, Sandra Vuk Pisk, Natko Geres, Katarina Matic, Ena Ivezic, Vladimir Grosic, Igor Filipcic
Original Articles, Volume 31, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: biochemistry; hyperprolactinemia; macroprolactin; prolactin
Raymond W Wulkan, Martin van der Horst
Original Articles, Volume 31, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: urine specimen collection; creatinine/urine; patient compliance
Humeyra Ozturk Emre, Fatma Hande Karpuzoglu, Cihan Coskun, Ebru Demirel Sezer, Ozlem Goruroglu Ozturk, Fatma Ucar, Hikmet Can Cubukcu, Fatma Demet Arslan, Levent Deniz, Mehmet Senes, Mustafa Serteser, Cevat Yazici, Dogan Yucel, Abdurrahman Coskun
Original Articles, Volume 31, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: biological variation; laboratory error; patient safety; reference change value
Abdulkadir Çat, Kamil Taha Uçar, Alper Gümüş
Original Articles, Volume 31, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: ethanol; haemolysis; interference; preanalytical error
Allan J. Hicks, Zoe L. Carwardine, Mike J. Hallworth, Eric S. Kilpatrick
Original Articles, Volume 31, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: cardiovascular diseases; guideline; clinical laboratory testing
Vanja Radišić Biljak, Valentina Vidranski, Lana Ružić, Ana-Maria Simundic, Tihomir Vidranski
Original Articles, Volume 31, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: sports; international physical activity questionnaire short form (IPAQ-SF); inflammation; blood coagulation; reference ranges
Eduardo Martínez-Morillo, María García-García, María Angeles Luengo Concha, Luis Rello Varas
Original Articles, Volume 31, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: cholesterol; equation; evaluation; low-density lipoprotein; triglycerides
Ceyhan Ceran Serdar, Murat Cihan, Doğan Yücel, Muhittin A Serdar
Review, Volume 31, Articles ahead of print
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, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; quality control; standardization; traceability; uncertainty
Letter to the editor, Volume 31, Articles ahead of print
Yi Xiang Zhan, D’arcy Turner, Daniela Tritz, Kelly Natarajan, Mo Som, Matt Vassar
Research Integrity Corner, Volume 31, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: metabolism; research waste; Scopus; citation; bibliometrics
Symposium abstracts, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
Caterina Maria Gambino, Bruna Lo Sasso, Claudia Colomba, Rosaria Vincenza Giglio, Luisa Agnello, Giulia Bivona, Marcello Ciaccio
Short communication, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; serological test; antibodies; CLIA; immunochromatography
Loris Wauthier, Xavier Theunssens, Patrick Durez, Catherine Fillée, Diane Maisin, Damien Gruson
Case report, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hypercalcemia; tuberculosis; rheumatoid polyarthritis; calcitriol
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
Sanja Mandić, Dario Mandić, Iva Lukić, Tara Rolić, Vesna Horvat, Maja Lukić, Silvija Osvald, Vatroslav Šerić
Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: BD Barricor tube; stability; serum; plasma; evaluation
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
Jernej Gašperšič, Alja Videtič Paska
Review, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cfDNA; NGS; personalized medicine; liquid biopsy; ctDNA
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
Roberto Assandri, Ciro Canetta, Giovanni Viganò, Elisabetta Buscarini, Alessandro Scartabellati, Alessandro Montanelli
Letter to the editor, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; Emergency room; RT-PCR; laboratory markers; Corona score
Parham Habibzadeh, Mohammad M. Sajadi, Amir Emami, Mohammad Hossein Karimi, Mahboobeh Yadollahie, Maryam Kucheki, Sahar Akbarpoor, Farrokh Habibzadeh
Letter to the editor, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; RT-PCR; laboratory test
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
Agnieszka Ćwiklińska, Robert Kowalski, Barbara Kortas-Stempak, Agnieszka Kuchta, Aleksandra Fijałkowska, Gabriela Bednarczuk, Maciej Jankowski
Original Articles, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: erythrocytes; leukocytes; quality control; standardisation; urine
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
Daria Pašalić, Vesna Šupak Smolčić
Research integrity corner - editorial, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: copyright violation; cybercriminal; predatory journal
Flávia Martinello, Nada Snoj, Milan Skitek, Aleš Jerin
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: measurement uncertainty; bias; uncertainty; total error; quality control
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
Toon Schiemsky, Guy Vundelinckx, Kathleen Croes, Joris Penders, Koen Desmet, Steven Pauwels, Pieter Vermeersch
Case Reports, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hypoglycaemia; tramadol; insulin; poisoning
Nicolas Galakhoff, Cyril Leven, Jean-Richard Eveillard, Adrian Tempescul, Hélène Kerspern, Cécile Aubron, Caroline Buors, Éric Lippert, Jean-Luc Carré, Maël Padelli
Case Reports, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: immunofixation; immunoglobulin E; monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; multiple myeloma; plasma cell leukaemia
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
Frank Bernhard Kraus, Marija Kocijancic, Alexander Kluttig, Beatrice Ludwig-Kraus
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: β-hydroxybutyrate; ketoacidosis; method validation; reference range; urine ketones
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
Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Jelena Culej, Anja Jokic, Marija Bozovic, Irena Kocijan
Review, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: harmonization; pleural effusion; pericardial effusion; ascites
Review, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: integrated diagnostics; laboratory medicine; pathology; radiology
Abdurrahman Coskun, Wytze P. Oosterhuis
Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: measurement uncertainty; normal distribution; triangular distribution; uniform distribution
Symposium abstracts, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
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
Jose A. Delgado Rodríguez, Maria I. Pastor García, Cristina Gómez Cobo, Antonia R. Pons Más, Isabel Llompart Alabern, Josep Miquel Bauça
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: phone notification; turnaround time; clinical decision making; critical risk result
Müjgan Ercan, Emiş Deniz Akbulut, Esin Avcı, Çiğdem Yücel, Esra Fırat Oğuz, Turan Turhan, Muhittin Serdar
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biological variation; individuality; reference change value; PTH; quality specification
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
Vanja Radišić Biljak, Anders Grubb, Isabel Cachapuz Guerra, Etienne Cavalier, Stella Raymondo, Rosa Sierra-Amor, Michele Mussap, Shanthi Naidu Kamathan, Dogan Yucel, Pradip Datta, Takashi Wada, Flavio F. Alcantara
Editorial, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: chronic kidney disease (CKD); International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC); guidelines; action plan; questionnaire
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
Ivan Zeljkovic, Sven Knecht, Florian Spies, Tobias Reichlin, Beat Schaer, Stefan Osswald, Michael Kühne, Christian Sticherling
Short communications, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: atrial fibrillation; pulmonary vein isolation; high-sensitivity troponin T; repeat procedure; recurrence
Luisa Agnello, Chiara Bellia, Concetta Scazzone, Giulia Bivona, Giorgia Iacolino, Caterina Maria Gambino, Maddalena Muratore, Bruna Lo Sasso, Marcello Ciaccio
Short communications, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: troponin I; myocardial infarction; reference values; high sensitivity; 99th percentile
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
Francois Hirsch, Ron Iphofen, Zvonimir Koporc
Research integrity corner, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: CRISPR/Cas9; genome editing; ethical review
Aceil Al-Khatib, Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva
Research integrity corner, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: autonomy; biomedical research; ethics in publishing; responsible peer review; scientific misconduct
Farrokh Habibzadeh, Parham Habibzadeh
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: ROC curve; diagnostic tests; likelihood ratio
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
Sten Westgard, Hassan Bayat, James O Westgard
Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Sigma metrics; Six Sigma; allowable total error
Abdurrahman Coskun, Mustafa Serteser, Ibrahim Ünsal
Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: laboratory error; normal distribution; sigma metric; Six Sigma; uniform distribution
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
Tomás Barranco, Camila P Rubio, Asta Tvarijonaviciute, Mónica Rubio, Elena Damia, Elsa Lamy, Ramón Cugat, José J Cerón, Fernando Tecles, Damián Escribano
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biomarker; enzyme stability; oxidative stress; saliva; temperature
Zi-wen Zhao, Yi-wei Xu, Shu-mei Li, Jin-jian Guo, Tao Yi, Liang-long Chen
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: coronary artery disease; sLOX-1; prognosis; major adverse cardiovascular events; biomarker
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
Akankwasa Gilbert, Jianhua Liu, Guixue Cheng, Changjuan An, Kabuye Deo, Abalinda Mary Gorret, Xiaosong Qin
Review, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: angiotensin converting enzyme; diabetic nephropathy; mRNA
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
Symposium abstracts, Volume 28, May, Suppl1
Symposium abstracts, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
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
Martin B. Niederle, Christian Scheuba, Alois Gessl, Shuren Li, Oskar Koperek, Christian Bieglmayer, Philipp Riss, Andreas Selberherr, Bruno Niederle
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: medullary thyroid cancer; thyroid; calcitonin; calcium gluconate; pentagastrin
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
Philipp Scholz, Markus Auler, Johannes Ruthard, Bent Brachvogel, Andreas R. Klatt, Thomas Streichert
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: annexin A8; antiphospholipid syndrome; antiphospholipid antibodies
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
Giovanni Introcaso, Matteo Nafi, Alice Bonomi, Camilla L’Acqua, Luca Salvi, Roberto Ceriani, Davide Carcione, Annalisa Cattaneo, Maria Teresa Sandri
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; acute kidney injury; cardiovascular surgery; diagnostic accuracy; AKI biomarkers
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
Giuseppe Lippi, Fabian Sanchis-Gomar
Review, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cardiac troponin; myocardial infarction; acute coronary syndrome; diagnostics
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
Rania El Sharkawy, Sten Westgard, Ahmed M Awad, AbdelKarem Omneya I Ahmed, El Hadidi Iman, Ahmed Gaballah, Eman Shaheen
Original Papers: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: sigma; bias; coefficient of variation; harmonization; total allowable error
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
Ionas Papassotiriou, Artemissia-Phoebe Nifli
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: exercise; glucose; lactic acid; creatinine; body composition
Yufei Wang, Wei Peng, Junling Tang, Lu Dong, Chengchen Gu, Xin Zhang, Jian Zhou, Weiping Jia
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: point-of-care testing; glycated haemoglobin A1c; diabetes mellitus; evaluation studies
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
Tamara Pavić, Agata Juszczak, Edita Pape Medvidović, Carla Burrows, Mario Šekerija, Amanda J Bennett, Jadranka Ćuća Knežević, Anna L Gloyn, Gordan Lauc, Mark I McCarthy, Olga Gornik, Katharine R Owen
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: ; maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY); monogenic diabetes; prevalence study
Wei Wang, Kun Zhong, Shuai Yuan, Falin He, Yuxuan Du, Zhehui Hu, Zhiguo Wang
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: internal quality control; tumour marker; imprecision; biological variation
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
Wytze P. Oosterhuis, Abdurrahman Coskun
Review: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: biological variation; Six Sigma; Sigma metrics; total error; number of distinct categories
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
Sten Westgard, Hassan Bayat, James O Westgard
Editorial: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Six Sigma; Sigma metrics; quality control
Lessons in Biostatistics: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: medical laboratory; Sigma metrics; Six Sigma; allowable total error
Qian Cai, Yunxian Zhou, Dagan Yang
Corrigendum, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
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
Benedetta Rampoldi, Serena Tessarolo, Paola Giubbilini, Paola Gaia, Samantha D. Corino, Sarah Mazza, Roberta Rigolini, Marco Dei Poli, Elena Vianello, Massimiliano M. Corsi Romanelli, Elena Costa
Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: acute kidney injury; neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; cardiovascular surgery; early detection; urinary biomarkers
Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: immunoassay; prozone effect; ferritin; turnaround time
Daniela Šupe-Domić, Goran Milas, Lada Stanišić, Irena Drmić Hofman, Irena Martinović Klarić
Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: salivary cortisol; reference intervals; late adolescence
Seyma Oncu, Ayse Gelal, Ozgur Aslan, Reyhan S Ucku
Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: digoxin; therapeutic drug monitoring; heart failure; electronic health records
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
Ivka Djakovic, Drazan Butorac, Zeljko Vucicevic, Vesna Kosec, Andrea Tesija Kuna, Liborija Lugović-Mihić
Case Reports, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Henoch-Schönlein purpura; leukocytoclastic vasculitis; pregnancy; glomerulonephritis; preeclampsia
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
Gus Koerbin, Jiakai Liu, Alex Eigenstetter, Chin Hon Tan, Tony Badrick, Tze Ping Loh
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: error; moving average; bias; quality control; quality assurance
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
Editorial, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: editor; journal; scientific writing; publication
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
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: laboratory; quality assurance; proficiency testing; resource-limited countries
Marcos Kneip Fleury, Maria Elizabeth Menezes, José Abol Correa
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: quality assurance; external assessment; proficiency testing
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
Anne Stavelin, Sverre Sandberg
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: quality assurance; health care; laboratory proficiency testing; point-of-care testing; health personnel
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
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: haematology; laboratory proficiency testing; blood cell count
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical data analysis; methodological studies
Gunn Berit Berge Kristensen, Piet Meijer
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: external quality assessment; commutability; reference method; EQA error; between lot variation
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
Michal Fedorko, Jaroslav Juracek, Michal Stanik, Marek Svoboda, Alexandr Poprach, Tomas Buchler, Dalibor Pacik, Jan Dolezel, Ondrej Slaby
Short communication, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: renal cell carcinoma; urine microRNAs; let-7; diagnostic biomarker
Tomas Salek, Ivan Andel, Irena Kurfurstova
Case Report, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urolithiasis; acidosis; renal tubular acidosis; topiramate; glomerular filtration rate
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
Simaporn Prommetta, Kanokwan Sanchaisuriya, Goonnapa Fucharoen, Supawadee Yamsri, Attawut Chaiboonroeng, Supan Fucharoen
Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: laboratory proficiency testing; thalassemia; quality control
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
Wim Coucke, Mohamed Rida Soumali
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: external quality assessment; statistics; Q-score; Z-score
Yesim Ozarda, Kiyoshi Ichihara, Ebubekir Bakan, Harun Polat, Nurinnisa Ozturk, Nurcan K. Baygutalp, Fatma Taneli, Yesim Guvenc, Murat Ormen, Zubeyde Erbayraktar, Nurten Aksoy, Hatice Sezen, Meltem Demir, Gulcin Eskandari, Gurbuz Polat, Nuriye Mete, Hatice
Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: multicentre study; reference intervals; complete blood count; haematology; Turkey
Esther Fernández-Grande, Carolina Valera-Rodriguez, Luis Sáenz-Mateos, Amparo Sastre-Gómez, Pilar García-Chico, Teodoro J. Palomino-Muñoz
Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: autoverification; reference change value; turnaround time; physician satisfaction
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
Anne Stavelin, Xavier Albe, Piet Meijer, Erika Sarkany, Finlay MacKenzie
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: laboratory proficiency testing; quality assessment; laboratory medicine
Esther Fernández-Grande, Carolina Varela-Rodriguez, Luis Sáenz-Mateos, Amparo Sastre-Gómez, Pilar García-Chico, Teodoro J. Palomino-Muñoz
Corrigendum, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
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
Enrique Rodríguez–Borja, Africa Corchon–Peyrallo, Gerardo Aguilar–Aguilar, Arturo Carratala–Calvo
Short Communications, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cost-effectiveness; preoperative care; patient safety; routine diagnostic tests
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
Luisa Agnello, Chiara Bellia, Bruna Lo Sasso, Alessia Pivetti, Maddalena Muratore, Concetta Scazzone, Giulia Bivona, Giuseppe Lippi, Marcello Ciaccio
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: galectin-3; blood donors; heart failure; reference values; upper reference limit (URL)
Yasemin Ustundağ, Kağan Huysal
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: blood ethanol; measurement uncertainty; driving accidents
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
Franz Ratzinger, Tanja Panic, Helmuth Haslacher, Thomas Perkmann, Klaus G. Schmetterer, Sabine Belik, Georg Maenner, Ingrid Pabinger, Peter Quehenberger
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: blood coagulation; blood coagulation tests; lupus coagulation inhibitor; partial thromboplastin time
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
Jean-Baptiste Oudart, Laure Zucchini, François-Xavier Maquart, Xavier Dubernard, Marc Labrousse, Géraldine Fiabane, Alexandra Quedreux, Fabien Litre, Laurent Ramont
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cerebrospinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid leakage; cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea; ELISA; Tau protein
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
Engy Shokry, Nelson Roberto Antoniosi Filho
Review, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cerumen; laboratory diagnosis; metabolomics; proteomics; genomics
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
Christine Laine, Margaret A. Winker
Research integrity corner: Special issue on predatory journals, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
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
Research integrity corner: Special issue on predatory journals, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: scholarly publishing; open access; journals; predatory publishers; research
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
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Short Communication, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: celiac disease; quality indicators; clinical laboratory services; benchmarking
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: external quality assurance; metrological comparability; harmonization
Luis Alfredo Bautista Balbás, Marta Segovia Amaro, Rubén Gómez Rioja, María José Alcaide Martín, Antonio Buńo Soto
Short Communication, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: specimen handling; potassium; electrolyte
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
Vanja Radišić Biljak, Lorena Honović, Jasminka Matica, Branka Krešić, Sanela Šimić Vojak
Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chronic kidney disease (CKD); recommendations; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR); albuminuria; proteinuria
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
Merica Aralica, Jasna Lenicek Krleza
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: sweat testing; external quality assessment; survey
Xiaoyan Zhang, Wei Wang, Falin He, Kun Zhong, Shuai Yuan, Zhiguo Wang
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: maternal serum screening tests; proficiency testing; pregnancy trimester
Stephen Munene, Jackson Songok, Dennis Munene, Jane Carter
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: external quality assessment; accreditation; proficiency testing
Symposium abstracts, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
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
Review, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: multicenter study; common reference intervals; reference values; clinical decision limits; genetic information
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
Ingrid Revet, Lianne SM Boesten, Jan Linthorst, Elif Yildiz, Johannes W Janssen, Yolanda B de Rijke, Arjan Albersen
Case Report, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: FT4; thyroid function test; diagnostic errors; interference; immunoassay
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
Daniela Šupe-Domić, Goran Milas, Irena Drmić Hofman, Lada Rumora, Irena Martinović Klarić
Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: psychological stress; cortisol; adolescence
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
Review, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hepcidin; kidney transplantation; post-transplant anemia; iron homeostasis
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
Farrokh Habibzadeh, Parham Habibzadeh, Mahboobeh Yadollahie
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ROC curve; diagnostic tests; sensitivity; specificity; prevalence
Saša Anžej Doma, Andreas Hillarp, Tadej Pajič, Dušan Andoljšek, Peter Černelč, Irena Preldžnik Zupan
Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: inhibitor; autoantibody; blood coagulation factor; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Philipp Scholz, Markus Auler, Bent Brachvogel, Thomas Benzing, Peter Mallman, Thomas Streichert, Andreas R. Klatt
Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: annexin; anti-phospholipid syndrome; anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome; seronegative anti-phospholipid syndrome; recurrent miscarriage
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
Janice Milliere, Daryl Corriveau, Malvinder S. Parmar
Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: assay interference; Citra-Lock; hypernatremia; pseudohypernatremia; dialysis catheter
Damien Denimal, Louise Ménégaut, Cédric Rossi, Laurence Duvillard, David Masson
Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hyperferritinemia; hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; hyperferritinemic syndrome
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
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Maria Leiva-Salinas, Rosa Lillo, Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Short communication, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: medical laboratory personnel; quality indicators; health care
Valéry Brunel, Agnčs Lahary, Abdeslam Chagraoui, Christian Thuillez
Short communication, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: glycated haemoglobin; haemoglobin J-Baltimore; capillary electrophoresis
Tze Ping Loh, Xiong Chang Lim, Karize Kieu, Haressh Sajiir, Siew Fong Neo, Wan Ling Cheng, Sunil Kumar Sethi
Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: cardiovascular diseases; troponin; immunoassay; clinical chemistry
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
Lucius C Imoh, Mubanga Mutale, Christopher T Parker, Rajiv T Erasmus, Annalise E Zemlin
Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: turnaround time; laboratory audit; quality indicator; continual improvement; CSF chemistry
Yasemin Ustundag Budak, Murat Polat, Kagan Huysal
Review, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: platelets; acute appendicitis; acute cholecystitis; acute mesenteric ischemia; platelet indices
Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: authorship; journal software system; editorial policy
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
Armen Yuri Gasparyan, Marlen Yessirkepov, Alexey N. Gerasimov, Elena I. Kostyukova, George D. Kitas
Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: authorship; author names; science communication; identity; editorial policies
Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: author surname; editorial diversity; research integrity
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
Gian Paolo Caviglia, Luca Cabianca, Sharmila Fagoonee, Fabrizio M. Gili
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biomarker; colorectal cancer; occult blood; M2-type pyruvate kinase; screening
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
Symposium abstracts, Volume 25, September, Suppl1
Symposium abstracts, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
Yasemin U Budak, Kağan Huysal, Hakan Demirci
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: natriuretic peptide; brain; heart failure; platelet; mean platelet volume
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
Irena Vrecar, Borut Peterlin, Natasa Teran, Luca Lovrecic
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Direct-to-consumer genetic testing; DTC; ethics in genetics; legislation
Vanja Radišić Biljak, Lorena Honović, Jasminka Matica, Branka Knežević, Sanela Šimić Vojak
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: survey; chronic kidney disease; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR); albuminuria; proteinuria; creatinine; harmonization
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
Davide Giavarina, Mariarosa Carta
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: CD14 Antigen; presepsin; reference values; male; female; Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute
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
Tijl Vermassen, Charles Van Praet, Filip Poelaert, Nicolaas Lumen, Karel Decaestecker, Piet Hoebeke, Simon Van Belle, Sylvie Rottey, Joris Delanghe
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diagnostic marker; prostatitis; urinary asparagine-linked glycosylation
Fatma Emel Kocak, Bahadir Ozturk, Ozben Ozden Isiklar, Ozlem Genc, Ali Unlu, Irfan Altuntas
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D; chromatography; immunoassay; methods; tandem mass spectrometry
Matteo Vidali, Enrica Verzotti, Nicole Cabraz, Francesca Santi, Alessia Puma, Giorgio Bellomo, Alessandro Lupi, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Carlo Avanzi
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: troponin I; acute coronary syndrome; emergency service; hospital; chest pain
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
Jasenka Trifunović, Larisa Miller, Željko Debeljak, Vesna Horvat
Review, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: autoimmune diseases; inflammatory diseases; interleukin 10; neoplasms; polymorphisms; genetic
William P. Tormey, Christopher O’Hagan
Review Article, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: glucose; proteins; cerebrospinal fluid; tuberculosis; safety; accreditation
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
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: reference interval; resampling method; Microsoft Excel; bootstrap method; biostatistics
Valentina Vidranski, Renata Laskaj, Dubravka Sikiric, Visnja Skerk
Case Report, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood platelets; thrombocytopenia; EDTA; urinary infection
Barbka Repic Lampret, Simona Murko, Marusa Debeljak, Mojca Zerjav Tansek, Petja Fister, Tadej Battelino
Case Report, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: SCAD deficiency; short chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency; screening; acylcarnitine; polymorphism; genetic
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Giorgio Brocco, Gian Cesare Guidi
Case Report, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory techniques; patient safety; laboratory variability; reference standards; quality control; parathyroid hormone
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
Johanna Pedroza-Díaz, Sarah Röthlisberger
Review, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
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
Dietmar Enko, Gernot Kriegshäuser, Robert Stolba, Elfriede Worf, Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: vitamin D; immunoassays; liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry; reference standards; quality improvement
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
Alja Videtic Paska, Petra Hudler
Review Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: biomarkers; CpG islands; DNA methylation; molecular diagnostics; epigenetics
Review Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: altmetrics; article-level metrics; citation; social media
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
Goce Dimeski, Kendra Bassett, Nigel Brown
Case report, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: turbidimetry; IgM; paraprotein; interference
Dorota Kostrzewa-Nowak, Robert Nowak, Zbigniew Jastrzębski, Aleksandra Zarębska, Marta Bichowska, Izabela Drobnik-Kozakiewicz, Łukasz Radzimiński, Agata Leońska-Duniec, Krzysztof Ficek, Paweł Cięszczyk
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: body composition; physical fitness; overweight; women
Symposium abstracts, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
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
Editorial, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: principle-based ethics; health care ethics; codes of ethics; editorial policies
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
Gabriella De Carli, Dominique Abiteboul, Vincenzo Puro
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: occupational exposure; needlestick injuries; bloodborne pathogens; accident prevention; laboratories
Şerif Ercan, Mustafa Çalışkan, Erhan Koptur
Case report, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: complete blood count; cold agglutinin; hematocrit; hemoglobin; interference
Ozgur Aydin, Hamit Yasar Ellidag, Esin Eren, Fatma Kurtulus, Aylin Yaman, Necat Yılmaz
Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ischemia-modified albumin; multiple sclerosis; oxidative stress
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
Ines Potočnjak, Goran Tešović, Andrea Tešija Kuna, Mario Štefanović, Orjena Žaja
Case report, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cytomegalovirus infections; congenital; alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency; ganciclovir
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
Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: capillaries; blood specimen collection; standardisation; diagnostic techniques and procedures
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.
Peter Vrtačnik, Barbara Ostanek, Simona Mencej-Bedrač, Janja Marc
Review, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: estrogen signaling; extragonadal synthesis; epigenetic mechanisms; miRNA; DNA methylation
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
Andjelo Beletic, Aleksandra Dudvarski-Ilic, Branislava Milenkovic, Ljudmila Nagorni-Obradovic, Mila Ljujic, Valentina Djordjevic, Dusko Mirkovic, Dragica Radojkovic, Nada Majkic-Singh
Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2