Archive (1991-2005)

Original papers, Volume 15, February, Issue Archive

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

Merve Sibel Gungoren, Deniz Ilhan Topcu, Cevdet Zungun

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

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

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

Unexpected abnormal coagulation test results in a 2-year-old child: A case report

Patricija Banković Radovanović, Tanja Živković Mikulčić, Jasmina Simović Medica

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: case report; preanalytical phase; sample collection; coagulation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.011002

High anion gap metabolic acidosis caused by D-lactate: mind the time of blood collection

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.011001

Six Sigma revisited: We need evidence to include a 1.5 SD shift in the extraanalytical phase of the total testing process

Abdurrahman Coskun, Cristiano Ialongo

Short Communication, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: extraanalytical phase; shift; Sigma metric; Six Sigma; total testing process

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010901

An unconscious man with profound drug-induced hypoglycaemia

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010802

A case of IgE myeloma transformed into IgE-producing plasma cell leukaemia

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010801

Title does matter: a cross-sectional study of 30 journals in the Medical Laboratory Technology category

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010708

Test validation, method comparison and reference range for the measurement of β-hydroxybutyrate in peripheral blood samples

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010707

Analytical verification and comparison of chromogenic assays for dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban determination on BCSXP and STA Compact Max analysers

Ivana Ćelap, Sandra Margetić, Marija Brčić, Roman Mihić

Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: chromogenic assay; dabigatran; rivaroxaban; apixaban; method comparison

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010706

Knowledge and awareness of iodine intake - survey among Croatian women of reproductive age

Valentina Vidranski, Anita Radman, Katarina Kajić, Ana Bronić

Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: fertility; iodine; knowledge; survey; thyroid diseases

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010705

Preanalytical issues related to routine and diagnostic glucose tests: Results from a survey in Spain

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010704

Study of the preanalytical variables affecting the measurement of clinically relevant free-circulating microRNAs: focus on sample matrix, platelet depletion, and storage conditions

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010703

Chromogenic anti-FXa assay calibrated with low molecular weight heparin in patients treated with rivaroxaban and apixaban: possibilities and limitations

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010702

Platelet indices in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – association with inflammatory markers, comorbidities and therapy

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010701

Laboratory testing of extravascular body fluids: National recommendations on behalf of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Part I – Serous fluids

Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Jelena Culej, Anja Jokic, Marija Bozovic, Irena Kocijan

Review, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: harmonization; pleural effusion; pericardial effusion; ascites

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010502

Integrated diagnostics: the future of laboratory medicine?

Giuseppe Lippi, Mario Plebani

Review, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: integrated diagnostics; laboratory medicine; pathology; radiology

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010501

Statistical distributions commonly used in measurement uncertainty in laboratory medicine

Abdurrahman Coskun, Wytze P. Oosterhuis

Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: measurement uncertainty; normal distribution; triangular distribution; uniform distribution

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010101

Corrigendum to: Assessment of the degree of adherence of medical laboratories to KDIGO 2012 guideline for evaluation and management of CKD in Czechia and Slovakia

Tomáš Šálek, Bedřich Friedecký, Josef Kratochvíla, Květa Pelinková, Marek Budina

Erratum, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.031202

Corrigendum to: Analytical evaluation of the new Seal Autoanalyzer 3 High Resolution for urinary iodine determination

Valentina Vidranski, Maja Franceschi, Dražena Krilić, Tomislav Jukić, Ivan Mihaljević, Zvonko Kusić

Corrigendum, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.031201

30th Symposium Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: Vitamin D in health and disease

Symposium abstracts, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

Flushing of an intravenous catheter: a cause for unreliable laboratory results

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.031001

Escherichia coli spheroplasts in a Croatian patient misclassified by two urine sediment analysers as erythrocytes: case report

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030801

Clinician’s opinion about critical risk results proposed by the Croatian Chamber of Medical Biochemists: a survey in one Croatian tertiary hospital

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030711

Optimizing moving average control procedures for small-volume laboratories: can it be done?

Vera Lukić, Svetlana Ignjatović

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: quality control; moving average; bias detection simulation; MA Generator software

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030710

Verification study of free light chains assays on reagent-optimized analysers

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030709

Time-dependent variation of ionized calcium in serum samples

Antonija Perović, Marina Njire Bratičević

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: ionized calcium; serum; heparin; specimen handling; pre-analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030708

Classical pathway activity C3c, C4 and C1-inhibitor protein reference intervals determination in EDTA plasma

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030707

Rapid serum tube technology overcomes problems associated with use of anticoagulants

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030706

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

Ivana Lapić, Dunja Rogić, Mirjana Fuček, Ružica Galović

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

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

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

Assessment of the degree of adherence of medical laboratories to KDIGO 2012 guideline for evaluation and management of CKD in Czechia and Slovakia

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030704

Assessment of a laboratory critical risk result notification protocol in a tertiary care hospital and their use in clinical decision making

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030703

Determining biological variation of serum parathyroid hormone in healthy adults

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030702

Preanalytical classical and alternative complement pathway activity loss

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030701

Hallmarks of senescence and aging

Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak, Ivan Pavić

Review, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: senescence; aging; biomarkers; hallmarks

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030501

The first step in creating national Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) guidelines – a questionnaire

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030301

Confidence interval of percentiles in skewed distribution: The importance of the actual coverage probability in practical quality applications for laboratory medicine

Cristiano Ialongo

Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; confidence intervals; statistical data analysis; health care quality indicators

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030101

An abrupt rise of coagulation error messages on ACL TOP automated analysers

Bas Calcoen, Koen Desmet, Pieter Vermeersch

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; blood coagulation test; diagnostic error; blood specimen collection

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.021002

Description of interference in the measurement of troponin T by a high-sensitivity method

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.021001

High-sensitivity cardiac Troponin T delta concentration after repeat pulmonary vein isolation

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020902

Establishing the 99 percentile for high sensitivity cardiac troponin I in healthy blood donors from Southern Italy

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020901

Analytical evaluation of the new Seal Autoanalyzer 3 High Resolution for urinary iodine determination

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020711

Elevated activated partial thromboplastin time-based clot waveform analysis markers have strong positive association with acute venous thromboembolism

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020710

Reporting categories in urine test strip analysis: Croatian survey and call for action

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020709

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

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

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

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

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

Protein Induced by Vitamin K Absence II (PIVKA-II) as a potential serological biomarker in pancreatic cancer: a pilot study

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020707

Optimizing laboratory defined macroprolactin algorithm

Milica Šostarić, Adriana Bokulić, Domagoj Marijančević, Ivana Zec

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: prolactin; hyperprolactinaemia; macroprolactin; polyethylene glycol

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020706

European survey on preanalytical sample handling – Part 2: Practices of European laboratories on monitoring and processing haemolytic, icteric and lipemic samples. On behalf of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for the Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE)

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020705

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

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020704

Haemolysis and lipemia interfere with resistin and myeloperoxidase BioVendor ELISA assays

Andrea Saracevic, Lora Dukic, Ana-Maria Simundic

Original articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: haemolysis; lipemia; interferences; resistin; myeloperoxidase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020703

Impact of an Andean breakfast on biochemistry and immunochemistry laboratory tests: an evaluation on behalf COLABIOCLI WG-PRE-LATAM

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020702

Evaluation of a commercial liquid-chromatography high-resolution mass-spectrometry method for the determination of hepcidin-25

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020701

A balanced scorecard for assessing a strategic plan in a clinical laboratory

Luisa Alvarez, Anna Soler, Leonor Guiñón, Aurea Mira

Short review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: balanced scorecard; clinical laboratory; management; strategic plan

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020601

Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: National recommendations for blood collection, processing, performance and reporting of results for coagulation screening assays prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, thrombin time, fibrinogen and D-dimer

Ana Bronić, Desiree Coen Herak, Sandra Margetić, Marija Milić

Review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: blood coagulation tests; haemostasis; standardization; harmonization; guidelines

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020503

Post-analytical laboratory work: national recommendations from the Working Group for Post-analytics on behalf of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020502

Filaggrin and atopic march

Ivana Čepelak, Slavica Dodig, Ivan Pavić

Review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: atopic dermatitis; atopic diseases; filaggrin

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020501

Ethics assessment in research proposals adopting CRISPR technology

Francois Hirsch, Ron Iphofen, Zvonimir Koporc

Research integrity corner, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: CRISPR/Cas9; genome editing; ethical review

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020202

Rewarding the quantity of peer review could harm biomedical research

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020201

The likelihood ratio and its graphical representation

Farrokh Habibzadeh, Parham Habibzadeh

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: ROC curve; diagnostic tests; likelihood ratio

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020101

A paradigmatic case of haemolysis and pseudohyperkalemia in blood gas analysis

Gian Luca Salvagno, Davide Demonte, Giuseppe Lippi

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: potassium; hyperkalemia; preanalytical variability; diagnostic errors

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.011003

Case report: An index of suspicion in hyponatraemia

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

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

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

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

Falsely prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time – a pre- and post-analytical issue

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.011001

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

Dietmar Enko, Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann, Gernot Kriegshäuser

Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

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

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

Mistaken assumptions drive new Six Sigma model off the road

Sten Westgard, Hassan Bayat, James O Westgard

Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: Sigma metrics; Six Sigma; allowable total error

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010903

Sigma metric revisited: True known mistakes

Abdurrahman Coskun, Mustafa Serteser, Ibrahim Ünsal

Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: laboratory error; normal distribution; sigma metric; Six Sigma; uniform distribution

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010902

Effects of different anticoagulants on glycated albumin quantification

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

Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

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

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

Improving home haemodialysis: Stability evaluation of routine clinical chemistry analytes in blood samples of haemodialysis patients

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010709

Analytical verification of 12 most commonly used urine dipsticks in Croatia: comparability, repeatability and accuracy

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010708

Faecal calprotectin determination: impact of preanalytical sample treatment and stool consistency on within- and between-method variability

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010707

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

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

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

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

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

Higher serum lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 in patients with stable coronary artery disease is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events: A multicentre pilot study

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010705

Analysis of laboratory critical values at a referral Spanish tertiary university hospital

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010704

Fast skeletal troponin I, but not the slow isoform, is increased in patients under statin therapy: a pilot study

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010703

Prognostic value of procalcitonin and lipopolysaccharide binding protein in cancer patients with chemotherapy-associated febrile neutropenia presenting to an emergency department

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010702

Standardization in laboratory medicine: Two years’ experience from category 1 EQA programs in Spain

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010701

A review of urinary angiotensin converting enzyme 2 in diabetes and diabetic nephropathy

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010501

Correcting duplicate publications: follow up study of MEDLINE tagged duplications

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010201

Confidence interval for quantiles and percentiles

Cristiano Ialongo

Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical methods; confidence intervals; extra-analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010101

9th Congress of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine with international participation

Symposium abstracts, Volume 28, May, Suppl1

29th Symposium of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Symposium abstracts, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

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

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

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

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

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

Biotin and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030901

Metabolic follow-up of a Croatian patient with gyrate atrophy and a new mutation in the gene: a case report

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030801

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

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

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

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

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

The diagnostic accuracy of clinical and laboratory parameters in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in the adult emergency department population - a case control pilot study

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030712

A collaborative study by the Working Group on Hemostasis and Thrombosis of the Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology (SIBioC) on the interference of haemolysis on five routine blood coagulation tests by evaluation of 269

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030711

Calcium-stimulated calcitonin - The “new standard” in the diagnosis of thyroid C-cell disease - clinically relevant gender-specific cut-off levels for an “old test”

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030710

Reducing test request for anti-thyroglobulin and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies: trends before and after interventions based on rejection rules and profile management

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030709

Evaluation of the analytical performances of the Cobas c513 analyser for HbA1c assay

Stéphane Jaisson, Nathalie Leroy, Michel Soulard, Aurore Desmons, Emmanuelle Guillard, Philippe Gillery

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: diabetes; evaluation; HbA; immunoassay

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030708

Analysis of selected T cell subsets in peripheral blood after exhaustive effort among elite soccer players

Dorota Kostrzewa-Nowak, Robert Nowak

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: athletes; fatigue; flow cytometry; soccer; T-lymphocytes

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030707

Computer physician order entry (CPOE) as a strategy to estimate laboratory activity and costs associated with cancer clinical trials

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030706

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

Ana Mlinarić, Željka Vogrinc, Zrinka Drenšek

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

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

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

Haematology specimen acceptability: a national survey in Chinese laboratories

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030704

Detection of annexin A8 antibodies in serum of patients with antiphospholipid syndrome

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030703

Association of abdominal aortic aneurysm diameter with insulin resistance index

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030702

Improvement of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin sensitivity and specificity by two plasma measurements in predicting acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030701

Red blood cell distribution width in pregnancy: a systematic review

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030502

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

Giuseppe Lippi, Fabian Sanchis-Gomar

Review, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

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

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

Informed consent and ethics committee approval in laboratory medicine

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.030201

Corrigendum to: The potential of component-resolved diagnosis in laboratory diagnostics of allergy

Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak

Corrigendum, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.021201

Evaluating analytical quality in clinical biochemistry laboratory using Six Sigma

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020904

Using Sigma metrics to establish analytical product performance requirements and optimize analytical performance of an diagnostic assay using a theoretical total PSA assay as an example

Victoria Petrides, Sharon Schneider

Short Communications: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: total quality management; decision making; goals

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020903

Comparison of Barricor™ vs. lithium heparin tubes for selected routine biochemical analytes and evaluation of post centrifugation stability

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020902

Storage stability of commonly used haematological parameters at 33 °C

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020901

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

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

Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

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

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

Evaluation of the analytical performances of Cobas 6500 and Sysmex UN series automated urinalysis systems with manual microscopic particle counting

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020712

Comparison between Sigma metrics in four accredited Egyptian medical laboratories in some biochemical tests: an initiative towards sigma calculation harmonization

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020711

Comprehensive evaluation of the internal and external quality control to redefine analytical quality goals

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020710

Application of Sigma metrics in assessing the clinical performance of verified versus non-verified reagents for routine biochemical analytes

Shuang Cao, Xiaosong Qin

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

KEYWORDS: quality assessment; Sigma metrics; method decision chart; total allowable error

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020709

Sigma metrics for assessing the analytical quality of clinical chemistry assays: a comparison of two approaches

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020708

Risk analysis and assessment based on Sigma metrics and intended use

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

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

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

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

Assessing performance in pre-season wrestling athletes using biomarkers

Ionas Papassotiriou, Artemissia-Phoebe Nifli

Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: exercise; glucose; lactic acid; creatinine; body composition

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020706

Verification of a novel point-of-care HbA device in real world clinical practice by comparison to three high performance liquid chromatography instruments

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020705

The impact of delayed sample handling and type of anticoagulant on the interpretation of dysplastic signs detected by flow cytometry

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020704

Maturity onset diabetes of the young due to variants in Croatia

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020703

National survey on internal quality control for tumour markers in clinical laboratories in China

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020702

Effect of different pre-analytical conditions on plasma lactate concentration

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

Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

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

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

Sigma metrics in laboratory medicine revisited: We are on the right road with the wrong map

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020503

Analytical Sigma metrics: A review of Six Sigma implementation tools for medical laboratories

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020502

The potential of component-resolved diagnosis in laboratory diagnostics of allergy

Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak

Review, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: allergy; IgE; component-resolved diagnosis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020501

Special issue on Six Sigma metrics - experiences and recommendations

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020301

Expected long-term defect rate of analytical performance in the medical laboratory: Assured Sigma versus observed Sigma

Hassan Bayat

Lessons in Biostatistics: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: medical laboratory; Sigma metrics; Six Sigma; allowable total error

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020101

Corrigendum to: Nurses’ knowledge on phlebotomy in tertiary hospitals in China: a cross-sectional multicentric survey

Qian Cai, Yunxian Zhou, Dagan Yang

Corrigendum, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.011202

Corrigendum to: Minimum requirements for the estimation of the measurement uncertainty: Recommendations of the joint Working group for uncertainty of measurement of the CSMBLM and CCMB

Ivana Ćelap, Ines Vukasović, Gordana Juričić, Ana-Maria Šimundić

Corrigendum, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.011201

Pseudohyperkalemia - Potassium released from cells due to clotting and centrifugation - a case report

Tomáš Šálek

Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: hyperkalemia; case report; electrolytes; pseudohyperkalemia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.011002

Elevated zinc concentrations in a 5 months old infant: A case report

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.011001

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and acute kidney injury in endovascular aneurysm repair or open aortic repair: a pilot study

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010904

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

Shu Juan Wu, Joshua A. Hayden

Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: immunoassay; prozone effect; ferritin; turnaround time

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

Reference intervals for six salivary cortisol measures based on the Croatian Late Adolescence Stress Study (CLASS)

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010902

Appropriateness of digoxin measurement in hospitalized patients

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010901

Gamma heavy-chain disease accompanied with follicular lymphoma: a case report

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010802

Henoch-Schönlein purpura in the third trimester of pregnancy

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010801

Reference interval for immature platelet fraction on Sysmex XN haematology analyser in adult population

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010708

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

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

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

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

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

Diagnostic value of tumour markers in pleural effusions

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010706

Missed detection of significant positive and negative shifts in gentamicin assay: implications for routine laboratory quality practices

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010705

Influence of centrifugation conditions on the results of 77 routine clinical chemistry analytes using standard vacuum blood collection tubes and the new BD-Barricor tubes

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010704

Nurses’ knowledge on phlebotomy in tertiary hospitals in China: a cross-sectional multicentric survey

Qian Cai, Yunxian Zhou, Dangan Yang

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: pre-analytical phase; venous blood sampling; knowledge; nurses; phlebotomy

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010703

Fasting conditions: Influence of water intake on clinical chemistry analytes

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010702

Reliability of CKD-EPI predictive equation in estimating chronic kidney disease prevalence in the Croatian endemic nephropathy area

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010701

Biochemia Medica appoints new Editor-in-Chief and new Senior Editor

Daria Pašalić

Editorial, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: editor; journal; scientific writing; publication

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010301

Setting the IMPACT (IMProve Access to Clinical Trial data) Observatory baseline

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010201

Bayes’ theorem, the ROC diagram and reference values: Definition and use in clinical diagnosis

Anders Kallner

Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: likelihood ratio; cumulative data analysis; odds; sensitivity; specificity

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010101

External quality assessment in resource–limited countries

Jane Y Carter

Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: laboratory; quality assurance; proficiency testing; resource-limited countries

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.013

Implementation of the External Quality Assessment Program in Brazil

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.012

External Quality Assessment in Croatia: problems, challenges, and specific circumstances

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.011

Essential aspects of external quality assurance for point-of-care testing

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.010

External Quality Assessment beyond the analytical phase: an Australian perspective

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.009

Survey material choices in haematology EQA: a confounding factor in automated counting performance assessment

Barbara De la Salle

Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: haematology; laboratory proficiency testing; blood cell count

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.008

The logic of equivalence testing and its use in laboratory medicine

Cristiano Ialongo

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical data analysis; methodological studies

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.001

Interpretation of EQA results and EQA-based trouble shooting

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.007

What´s floating on my plasma?

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.047

Case report of unexplained hypocalcaemia in a slightly haemolysed sample

Michael Cornes

Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: case report; pre-analytical; contamination; K-EDTA

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.046

Acutely developing, spurious anaemia without actual blood loss. A paradigmatic case report

Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin

Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: anaemia; errors; posture; preanalytical variability; case report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.045

Biochemia Medica introduces new section: Pre-analytical mysteries

Ana-Maria Simundic, Janne Cadamuro, Michael Cornes

Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.044

Detection of let-7 miRNAs in urine supernatant as potential diagnostic approach in non-metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.043

Topiramate induced metabolic acidosis and kidney stones – a case study

Tomas Salek, Ivan Andel, Irena Kurfurstova

Case Report, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: urolithiasis; acidosis; renal tubular acidosis; topiramate; glomerular filtration rate

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.042

The alcohol used for cleansing the venipuncture site does not jeopardize blood and plasma alcohol measurement with head-space gas chromatography and an enzymatic assay

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.041

Evaluation of staff performance and interpretation of the screening program for prevention of thalassemia

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.040

Labile glycated haemoglobin and carbamylated haemoglobin are still critical points for HbA measurement

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.039

Demystifying EQA statistics and reports

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.006

A nationwide multicentre study in Turkey for establishing reference intervals of haematological parameters with novel use of a panel of whole blood

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.038

Impact of reference change value (RCV) based autoverification on turnaround time and physician satisfaction

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.037

Evaluation of new Beckman Coulter 25(OH) Vitamin D assay and potential improvement of clinical interpretation

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.036

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

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

Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

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

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

Insights on glicentin, a promising peptide of the proglucagon family

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.034

Thyroid testing in acutely ill patients may be an expensive distraction

Lakdasa D. Premawardhana

Review, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: thyroid tests; acute illness; guidelines

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.033

An overview of the European Organization for External Quality Assurance Providers in Laboratory Medicine (EQALM)

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.005

Corrigendum to: Impact of reference change value (RCV) based autoverification on turnaround time and physician satisfaction

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.031203

Corrigendum to: Does small equal predatory? Analysis of publication charges and transparency of editorial policies in Croatian open access journals

Jadranka Stojanovski, Ana Marušić

Corrigendum, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.031202

Ethical issues in publishing in predatory journals

Lorraine E. Ferris, Margaret A Winker

Erratum, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.031201

Urinary free cortisol assessment by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry: a case study of ion suppression due to unacquainted administration of piperacillin

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.031001

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

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

Short Communications, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

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

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

The new Greiner FC-Mix tubes equal the old Terumo ones and are useful as glucose stabilizer after prolonged storage of samples

Graziella Bonetti, Mariarosa Carta

Short Communications, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: diabetes; glucose; acidification; pre-analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030901

False positive immunoassay for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the presence of monoclonal gammopathy: a case report

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030801

Analytical evaluation of a fully automated immunoassay for faecal calprotectin in a paediatric setting

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030710

Establishing the upper reference limit of Galectin-3 in healthy blood donors

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)

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030709

Measurement uncertainty of blood ethanol concentration in drink-driving cases in an emergency laboratory

Yasemin Ustundağ, Kağan Huysal

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: blood ethanol; measurement uncertainty; driving accidents

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030708

National survey on current situation of critical value reporting in 973 laboratories in China

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030707

The local clinical validation of a new lithium heparin tube with a barrier: BD Vacutainer® Barricor LH Plasma tube

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030706

Testing lupus anticoagulants in a real-life scenario - a retrospective cohort study

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030705

Measurement of HbA and HbA by Capillarys 2 Flex Piercing HbA programme for simultaneous management of diabetes and screening for thalassemia

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030704

Tau protein as a possible marker of cerebrospinal fluid leakage in cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea: A pilot study

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030703

Changing reference intervals for haemoglobin in Denmark: Clinical and financial aspects

Judith Ryberg-Nørholt, Henrik Frederiksen, Mads Nybo

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: anaemia; haematology; haemoglobins; reference values

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030702

Performance characteristics of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity assay on the Dimension Vista analyser and preliminary study of a healthy Italian population

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030701

Insights into cerumen and application in diagnostics: past, present and future prospective

Engy Shokry, Nelson Roberto Antoniosi Filho

Review, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: cerumen; laboratory diagnosis; metabolomics; proteomics; genomics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030503

Minimum requirements for the estimation of measurement uncertainty: Recommendations of the joint Working group for uncertainty of measurement of the CSMBLM and CCMB

Ivana Ćelap, Ines Vukasović, Gordana Juričić, Ana-Maria Šimundić

Review, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: measurement uncertainty; recommendations; harmonization; analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030502

Concerning the vitamin D reference range: pre-analytical and analytical variability of vitamin D measurement

Davide Ferrari, Giovanni Lombardi, Giuseppe Banfi

Review, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: vitamin D; biological variability; analytical variability; standardization; DEQAS

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030501

Dealing with the positive publication bias: Why you should really publish your negative results

Ana Mlinarić, Martina Horvat, Vesna Šupak Smolčić

Research Integrity Corner, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: negative results; publication bias; research integrity; medical journals

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030201

Does small equal predatory? Analysis of publication charges and transparency of editorial policies in Croatian open access 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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.032

Identifying predatory or pseudo-journals

Christine Laine, Margaret A. Winker

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.031

Ethical issues in publishing in predatory journals

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030

What I learned from predatory publishers

Jeffrey Beall

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

KEYWORDS: scholarly publishing; open access; journals; predatory publishers; research

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.029

Predatory journals and their effects on scientific research community

Farrokh Habibzadeh, Ana-Maria Simundic

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

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

Transparency and public accessibility of clinical trial information in Croatia: how it affects patient participation in clinical trials

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.027

Resolution of Students t-tests, ANOVA and analysis of variance components from intermediary data

Kallner Anders

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: analysis of variance; biostatistics; measurement comparisons

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.026

Big differences in primary care celiac disease serological markers request in Spain

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.025

The role of EQA in harmonization in laboratory medicine – a global effort

Graham R.D. Jones

Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: external quality assurance; metrological comparability; harmonization

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.004

Stability of plasma electrolytes in Barricor and PST II tubes under different storage conditions

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.024

Pneumatic tube system transport does not alter platelet function in optical and whole blood aggregometry, prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, platelet count and fibrinogen in patients on anti-platelet drug therapy

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.023

Policies and practices in haemostasis testing among laboratories in Croatia: a survey on behalf of a Working Group for Laboratory Coagulation of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Ana Bronić, Desiree Coen Herak, Sandra Margetić, Marija Milić

Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: survey; haemostasis; blood coagulation tests

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.022

Analytical robustness of nine common assays: frequency of outliers and extreme differences identified by a large number of duplicate measurements

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.021

Special issue on External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine – current challenges and future trends

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.003

Preanalytical investigations of phlebotomy: methodological aspects, pitfalls and recommendations

Cristiano Ialongo, Sergio Bernardini

Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: phlebotomy; preanalytical phase; statistical data analysis; methods

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.020

The role of laboratory testing in detection and classification of chronic kidney disease: national recommendations

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.019

External quality assessment of medical laboratories in Croatia: preliminary evaluation of post-analytical laboratory testing

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.018

Survival analysis, more than meets the eye

Marko Lucijanic, Marko Skelin, Tomo Lucijanic

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: statistics; clinical trial; survival analysis; primary myelofibrosis; software

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.002

Preanalytical external quality assessment of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine and CROQALM: finding undetected weak spots

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.017

Evaluating performance in sweat testing in medical biochemistry laboratories in Croatia

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.016

Proficiency testing of maternal serum prenatal screening in second trimester in China, 2015

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.015

Implementing a regional integrated laboratory proficiency testing scheme for peripheral health facilities in East Africa

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.014

27th Symposium of Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: National external quality assessment: from sample to evaluation.

Symposium abstracts, Volume 26, October, Issue 3

Timeliness “at a glance”: assessing the turnaround time through the six sigma metrics

Cristiano Ialongo, Sergio Bernardini

Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: turnaround time; statistical data analysis; quality control; healthcare quality indicator; postanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.010