Two cases with discrepancy in the quantitative cytological assessment of cerebrospinal fluid in neonatal samples using light microscopy in comparison with Sysmex XN-1000

Pavel Broz, Simona Kukralova, Jana Palatova, Klara Kolduskova, Jana Zenkova, Daniel Rajdl, Jaroslav Racek

Case reports, Volume 34, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: biochemistry; cerebrospinal fluid; cytology; hematology; neonatology

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.020802

Inter-rater reliability assessment for the new-born screening quality assurance

Leonor Guiñón, Anna Soler, Rosa María López, Sonia Pajares, José Manuel González de Aledo, Ana Argudo-Ramírez, José Luis Marín, Judit García-Villoria, Ángeles Sahuquillo, Luisa Alvarez

Short communication, Volume 32, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: accreditation; extra-analytical phase; new-born screening; quality control

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.030901

Corrigendum to: Assessment of antinuclear antibodies (ANA): National recommendations on behalf of the Croatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine

Andrea Tešija Kuna, Lovorka Đerek, Vedrana Drvar, Ana Kozmar, Katarina Gugo

Erratum, Volume 32, February, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.011201

Estimation of inter-laboratory reference change values from external quality assessment data

Michael Paal, Katharina Habler, Michael Vogeser

Short Communications, Volume 31, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: reference change values; inter-laboratory; external quality assessment; measurement uncertainty; biological variation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.030902

Survey on reporting of epithelial cells in urine sediment as part of external quality assessment programs in Brazilian laboratories

José A. T. Poloni, Adriana de Oliveira Vieira, Caroline R. M. dos Santos, Ana-Maria Simundic, Liane N. Rotta

Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: urinalysis; External Quality Assessment Program; epithelial cells; survey

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020711

Reporting of activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT): Could we achieve better comparability of the results?

Ana Bronić, Sandra Margetić, Desiree Coen Herak, Marija Milić, Branka Krešić, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Jasna Leniček Krleža

Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: activated partial thromboplastin time; external quality assessment; harmonization

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020708

Assessment of antinuclear antibodies (ANA): National recommendations on behalf of the Croatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine

Andrea Tešija Kuna, Lovorka Đerek, Vedrana Drvar, Ana Kozmar, Katarina Gugo

Review, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: antinuclear antibodies; autoimmunity; recommendations; harmonization

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020502

Recommendations for the application and follow-up of quality controls in medical laboratories

Jean-Marc Giannoli, Stéphanie Albarede, Thierry Avellan, Jean-Pierre Bouilloux, Régine Cartier, Richard Cohen, Nathalie Colard, Luc Essemilaire, Jean-Louis Galinier, Mathieu Kuentz, Mickaël Paris, Henri Portugal, Florian Scherrer, Jean-Pascal Siest, Anne Vassault, Jean-Michel Vialle

Translation, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: risk analysis; internal quality control; external quality assessment; uncertainty

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020501

The results of external quality assessment programme on urine leukocyte and erythrocyte counting in Poland

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.020707

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

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

Original papers, Volume 30, June, Issue 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Indications for laboratory tests in primary care: assessment of the most frequent indications and requests with blank clinical information

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.045

Application of sigma metrics for the assessment of quality assurance using the MQ-2000 PT HbA1c analyzer

Kağan Huysal, Yasemin U Budak

Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: diabetes mellitus; hemoglobin A1c protein; human; chromatography; high pressure liquid chromatography

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.042

Assessment of patient safety culture in clinical laboratories in the Spanish National Health System

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.036

How to conduct External Quality Assessment Schemes for the pre-analytical phase?

Gunn B.B. Kristensen, Kristin Moberg Aakre, Ann Helen Kristoffersen, Sverre Sandberg

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: quality assurance; health care; pre-analytical; quality indicators; health care; external quality assessment

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.013

The most common nonconformities encountered during the assessments of medical laboratories in Hong Kong using ISO 15189 as accreditation criteria

Bella Ho, Eric Ho

Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: accreditation; quality improvement; healthcare quality assurance; clinical pathology

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.027

The role of the External Quality Assessment

Laura Sciacovelli, Sandra Secchiero, Lorena Zardo, Mario Plebani

Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: External Quality Assessment; proficiency testing; laboratory performance; analytical quality; analytical quality control

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.019

Sperm morphology assessment according to WHO and strict criteria: method comparison and intra-laboratory variability

Andrea Čipak, Patrik Stanić, Koraljka Đurić, Tihana Serdar, Ernest Suchanek

Original papers, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: spermatozoa; infertility; male; observer variation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.009

The assessment of interpretation of test results in laboratory medicine

Gordon S. Challand, Ping Li

Review, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: interpretation of results; External Quality Assurance Schemes

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.014

Assessment of analytical properties of the Randox full range assay for determination of C-reactive protein concentration in preterm infants and newborns

Nada Vukelić, Ines Vukasović, Elizabeta Topić

Original papers, Volume 16, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: C-reactive protein; sepsis; preterm infants; newborns

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2006.016