Original papers, Volume 15, February, Issue Archive
Petra Andrasic, Renata Zrinski Topic, Ivan Pavic, Jasna Lenicek Krleza
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 35, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: agglutination; ceftriaxone; hemolytic anemia; preanalytical errors; red blood cell count
Iva Friščić, Sonja Perkov, Mirjana Mariana Kardum Paro
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 35, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: case report; sample discoloration; interferences; intensive care; sterile dye
Tihana Serdar Hiršl, Koraljka Đurić, Marina Čeprnja, Ivana Zec, Marijana Kraljević Šmalcelj, Tomislav Jukić, Tanja Bobetić-Vranić, Anita Somborac-Bačura
Original articles, Volume 35, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: asymmetric dimethylarginine; endocan; endothelin-1; hypothyroidism; thyroxine
Gramos Begolli, Maja Lukić, Lada Rumora, Lorna Čorak, Andrea Vukić Dugac, Marko Jakopović, Miroslav Samaržija, Ilijan Tomaš, Jelena Knežević, Željko Debeljak
Original articles, Volume 35, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: pro-gastrin-releasing peptide; early-stage lung cancer; inflammation; serum tumor markers
Lisa Cristelli, Francesca Occhipinti, Daniel Tumiatti, De Luisi Antonia, Erika Jani, Massimo Daves
Original articles, Volume 35, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: laboratory organization and management; quality control; validation; evaluation; Westgard rules
Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak, Matko Dodig
Reviews, Volume 35, Articles ahead of print
KEYWORDS: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; healthcare; clinical laboratory
Symposium abstracts, Volume 34, October, Suppl1
Thibault Vanhove, Margo Aertgeerts, Peter Witters, Daisy Rymen, Detlef Böckenhauer, Glynis Frans, Pieter Vermeersch
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; interference; homogentisic acid; dark-stained urine; alkaptonuria; inborn errors of metabolism; case report
Marija Milić, Dejana Brkić Barbarić, Iva Lukić, Mirna Kirin, Vikica Buljanović, Vatroslav Šerić
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: D-dimer; heterophile antibodies; blood coagulation tests; interference
Alen Vrtarić, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Ivana Ćelap
Short communications, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; glucose; glucose inhibitor; anticoagulants; citrate
Darko Katalinic, Ivan Aleric, Ivana Skrlec, Jasminka Talapko, Elke Kattner, Damir Tentor, Aleksandar Vcev
Case reports, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: blood sedimentation; hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation; lung
Junkun Chen, Ming Huang, Guo Li, Chi Zhang
Case reports, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: inclusion bodies; liver failure; bunyavirus infection; wasp sting; patient-relevant outcome
Iva Ivanko, Milena Hanžek, Ivana Ćelap, Sandra Margetić, Domagoj Marijančević, Josipa Josipović, Petar Gaćina
Original articles, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
Ran Gao, Fang Zhao, Liangyu Xia, Chaochao Ma, Yingying Hu, Zhihong Qi, Xinqi Cheng, Ling Qiu
Original articles, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: HbA1c; autoverification; reference change value; laboratory information system
Helena Čičak, Stjepan Bulat, Joško Jeličić, Alan Ivković, Ksenija Maštrović Radončić, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Lora Dukić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original articles, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: calprotectin; preanalytical phase; stability; synovial fluid
Original articles, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: TSH; bias; quality management
François Fraissinet, Hélène Girot, André Gillibert, Anaïs Melin, Julie Fettig, Valéry Brunel
Original articles, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: adrenocorticotropic hormone; hemolysis; preanalytical phase; specimen stability; whole blood
Ana Ćuk, Lada Rumora, Ivanka Mikulić, Nikolina Penava, Ivona Cvetković, Ante Pušić, Vinka Mikulić, Kristina Ljubić, Vajdana Tomić
Original articles, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ferroportin; ferritin; iron; reference interval
Lara Milevoj Kopčinović, Gordana Juričić, Dragana Antončić, Fran Smaić, Brankica Šimac, Ivana Lapić, Vanja Radišić Biljak
Reviews, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: thrombocytopenia; pseudothrombocytopenia; hematology analyzers; procedures; harmonisation
Anastasia Ivanovna Gabrilchak, Oksana Anatolievna Gusyakova, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antipov, Elizabeth Alekseevna Medvedeva, Lyubov Leonidovna Tukshumskaya
Reviews, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: megakaryocyte; platelet; microenvironment; cytokines; apoptosis
Antonija Hanžek, Christian Siatka, Anne-Cécile E. Duc
Reviews, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: epididymis-specific protein E4; human; ovarian cancer; tumor markers; urine; diagnosis
Lovorka Đerek, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Sanja Marević, Brankica Šimac, Marko Žarak, Antonija Perović, Domagoj Marijančević, Robert Buljubašić, Luka Matanović, Maja Cigrovski Berković
Reviews, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: sports; medical laboratory science; endocrinology; orthopaedics; biological variation
Molly E. Contini, Jeffrey R. Spence, David J. Stanley
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: prediction intervals; biostatistics; education; research methodology
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: pseudonormokalemia; hypokalemia; interference; thrombocytosis
Anamarija Beljan, Viktorija Blagec, Ana Bronic, Marina Pavić
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: gas gangrene; ; hip prosthesis; hemolysis; case report
Vanja Radišić Biljak, Višnja Jureša, Valentina Vidranski, Ivana Vuga, Franciska Tomić, Fran Smaić, Martina Horvat, Branka Krešić, Brankica Šimac, Ivana Lapić
Short communications, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: neutrophils; observer variation; hematology
Pavel Broz, Simona Kukralova, Jana Palatova, Klara Kolduskova, Jana Zenkova, Daniel Rajdl, Jaroslav Racek
Case reports, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: biochemistry; cerebrospinal fluid; cytology; hematology; neonatology
Andrea Prce, Željka Dunđerović, Ivanka Mikulić, Vinka Mikulić, Kristina Ljubić, Ana Ćuk, Ante Bogut, Josip Petrović, Mile Volarić, Tomislav Čolak, Fila Raguž
Case reports, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: multiple myeloma; immunoglobulin D; monoclonal gammopathy; serum protein immunofixation
Bernardica Valent Morić, Ivan Šamija, Lavinia La Grasta Sabolić, Adriana Unić, Marijana Miler
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL); type 1 diabetes mellitus; albuminuria; diabetic kidney disease; children
Borna Rapčan, Maja Hanić, Branimir Plavša, Jelena Šimunović, Jerko Štambuk, Frano Vučković, Irena Trbojević-Akmačić, Mislav Novokmet, Gordan Lauc, Genadij Razdorov
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: laboratory automation; immunoglobulin G; glycomics; chromatography; validation/evaluation
Xucai Dong, Xi Meng, Bin Li, Dongmei Wen, Xianfei Zeng
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: patient-based real-time quality control; exponentially weighted moving average; quality risk
Juan José Perales-Afán, Diego Aparicio-Pelaz, Sheila López-Triguero, Elena Llorente, Juan José Puente-Lanzarote, Marta Fabre
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: prospective studies; retrospective studies; vitamin D; season; immunoassay
Iva Friščić, Sonja Perkov, Andrea Radeljak, Jasminka Stipanović-Kastelić, Mirjana Mariana Kardum Paro
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: reference values; reference range; neonatology; pediatrics; biochemistry
Francisco J. Illana, Álvaro García-Osuna, María Sospedra, Rosa Ferrer, Cecília Martínez-Brú, Leonor Guiñón
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: automation; laboratory organization and management; sample stability; add-on testing; quality assurance
Ana Marija Slišković, Jozefina Palić, Tamara Božina, Lana Ganoci, Majda Vrkić Kirhmajer, Vladimir Trkulja, Joško Bulum, Livija Šimičević
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: adverse drug reactions; cardiovascular disease; hemorrhage; pharmacogenetics; risk factors; rivaroxaban
Ricardas Stonys, Dalius Vitkus
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; phlebotomy; blood specimen collection; healthcare quality assurance
Emel Çolak Samsum, Hatice Sürer, Serkan Bolat, Mehmet Şeneş, Doğan Yücel
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: lipemia; intravenous lipid emulsions; interference; clinical chemistry tests; preanalytical phase
Reviews, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: antiphospholipid syndrome; antiphospholipid antibodies; lupus anticoagulant; anti-β2-glycoprotein I; anticardiolipin antibodies
Tamara Janković, Miroslava Janković
Reviews, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: biomarkers; extracellular vesicles; glycans; prostasomes; seminal plasma
Katarzyna Maćkowiak, Magdalena Jankowiak, Karolina Szewczyk-Golec, Iga Hołyńska-Iwan
Reviews, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: BRAF V600E; hairy cell leukemia; purine analogues; cancer; molecular hematology
Reviews, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: microRNAs; preanalytical phase; blood collection; biomarkers; liquid biopsy
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: analytical performance; monitoring; personalized reference interval; prediction interval; reference change value
Natividad Rico Ríos, Alison Bransfield, Caroline M Joyce, Mary R Cahill, Michelle O’Shaughnessy, Seán J. Costelloe
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Evans syndrome; hemolysis; hemolysis; case report
Yan Zhang, Hua-Li Wang, Ye-Hong Xie, Da-Hai He, Chao-Qiong Zhou, Li-Rui Kong
Short communications, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: daily average value; patient-generated data; potassium; quality control
Luka Švitek, Barbara Grubišić, Ema Schonberger, Mihaela Zlosa, Dario Sabadi, Dubravka Lišnjić, Silvija Canecki-Varžić, Ines Bilić-Ćurčić, Sanja Mandić
Case reports, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: ciprofloxacin; inappropriate ADH syndrome; hyponatremia
Tugba Barlas, Mehmet Muhittin Yalcin, Zakir Osmanov, Ozlem Gulbahar, Alev Eroglu Altinova, Mujde Akturk, Mehmet Ayhan Karakoc, Ilhan Yetkin, Fusun Balos Toruner
Case reports, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: adrenal insufficiency; adrenocorticotropic hormone; Cushing’s syndrome; immunoassay; interference
Case reports, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: vitamin B12; nitrous oxide; homocysteine; methylmalonic acid
Shaocong Liang, Huaxian Wu, Jiayi Zhao, Xuanjie Guo, Yongjie Qiang, Xin Zhao, Meng Lan, Chongquan Zhao, Dongxin Zhang
Original articles, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: water purification; glycerol; clinical chemistry tests; immunoassay; triglycerides
Zi-wen Zhao, Yi-wei Xu, Xin-tao Zhang, Hang-hao Ma, Jing-kun Zhang, Xue Wu, Yu Huang
Original articles, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biochemistry; cardiovascular diseases; coronary stenosis; pyruvate kinase; inflammation
Ivana Baršić Lapić, Lara Milevoj Kopčinović, Nedjeljka Ruljančić, Marija Grdić Rajković, Maja Kuštro
Original articles, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: point of care; questionnaires; quality control; standardization
Vlasta Cigula Kurajica, Željka Vogrinc, Ana Turčić, Slobodan Galić
Original articles, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cystatin C; children; immunoturbidimetry; reference value
Dražan Butorac, Ivana Ćelap, Sanja Kačkov Maslać, Tomislav Miletić, Andrea Hulina Tomašković, Petra Turčić, Dubravka Rašić, Ivana Stojanović, Marija Grdić Rajković
Original articles, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: paraoxonase 1; cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; oxidative stress
Aarushi Sultania, Shashank Venkatesan, Dhruv Rishb Batra, Keerthna Rajesh, Rahul Vashishth, Sudesh Ravi, Faraz Ahmad
Reviews, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: obsessive compulsive disorder; biomarkers; brain-derived neurotrophic factor; malondialdehyde; dopamine beta-hydrolase
Nina Blazevic, Dunja Rogic, Stipe Pelajic, Marijana Miler, Goran Glavcic, Valentina Ratkajec, Nikolina Vrkljan, Dejan Bakula, Davor Hrabar, Tajana Pavic
Reviews, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chitinases; Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1; biomarkers; YKL-40; inflammation
Janne Cadamuro, Ursula Huber-Schönauer, Cornelia Mrazek, Lukas Hehenwarter, Ulrike Kipman, Thomas K. Felder, Christian Pirich
Letters to the editor, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: demand management; preanalytical phase; laboratory order; vitamin D
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; power calculation; super-superiority margin; clinical significance; hypothesis testing
Marija Gomerčić Palčić, Hana Matijaca, Ivan Kruljac, Lucija Vusić, Vedran Hostić, Luka Vrbanić, Fanika Mrsić, Radovan Zrilić, Ivana Ćelap, Petar Gaćina
Corrigendum, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
Mala Mahto, Neha Rai, Pulak Ranjan Das, Saurabh Karmakar, Divendu Bhushan
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; anti-nuclear antibodies; interference; indirect immunofluorescence
Nadia Sadriani, Ferdy Royland Marpaung
Case reports, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diabetes mellitus type 2; HbA1c; high-performance liquid chromatography; haemoglobin E; glycated albumin
Tomáš Šálek, Vladimír Soška, Marek Budina, Marek Vecka, Veronika Šálková, Michal Vrablík
Original articles, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: familial hypercholesterolemia; technical report; HDL cholesterol; LDL cholesterol; apolipoprotein B; lipoprotein(a)
Özlem Çakır Madenci, Soner Erdin, Ayşe Kestane, Müge Kutnu
Original articles, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: inborn errors of metabolism; laboratory information system (LIS); paediatrics; reference intervals; tandem mass spectrometry
Ye Hua, Ting Jiang, Jiangyi Feng, Mi Zou
Original articles, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; vitamin D deficiency; disease progression; meta-analysis
Mihovil Horvat, Mate Kadija, Andrijana Ščavničar, Maja Živković, Marina Šagud, Mila Lovrić
Original articles, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: central nervous system diseases; olanzapine; smoking; therapeutic drug monitoring
Zeliha Cansel Ozmen, Mustafa Kupeli
Original articles, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hypoxia inducible factor-1α; malignant pleural effusion; prominin-1
Short reviews, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: CRISPR/Cas9; deoxyribonucleases; gene editing; genetic therapy
Tze Ping Loh, Brian R Cooke, Thi Chi Mai Tran, Corey Markus, Rosita Zakaria, Chung Shun Ho, Elvar Theodorsson, Ronda F Greaves
Reviews, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: emerging technology(ies); method verification; method validation
Lei Xia, Wenbiao Ma, Ahmad Afrashteh, Mir Amirhossein Sajadi, Hadi Fakheri, Mohammad Valilo
Reviews, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: breast cancer; drug resistance; Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1); nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2); p53
Điđi Delalić, Tanja Brežni, Ingrid Prkačin
Reviews, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: acute kidney injury; biomarkers; cardiorenal syndrome; heart failure; renal insufficiency
Marijana Vučić Lovrenčić, Sandra Božičević, Lea Smirčić Duvnjak
Reviews, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diabetic nephropathy; glomerular filtration rate; albuminuria; biomarkers; diagnostic tests
Bertrand Lefrère, Emmanuel Curis, Randa Bittar, Antoine Levasseur, Pierre Grès, Zoé Guilbert, Belkacem Zenati, Corinne Cherfils, Mehdi Sakka, Dominique Bonnefont-Rousselot
Short communications, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: chylous ascites; lipoprotein gel electrophoresis; triglycerides
Marko Lucijanic, Ivan Krecak, Ena Soric, Anica Sabljic, Davor Galusic, Hrvoje Holik, Vlatka Perisa, Martina Moric Peric, Ivan Zekanovic, Rajko Kusec
Short communications, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: cancer; cardiovascular diseases; haematology; blood plasma; prognosis
Nontembiso Mhlana, Marizna Korf, Mogamat Razeen Davids, Mogamat-Yazied Chothia
Case reports, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: renal tubular acidosis; Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; hypokalaemia; rhabdomyolysis
Javier Laguna, María Rodríguez-García, Angel Molina, Anna Merino
Case reports, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: eosinophils; hematology; kimura disease; leukocyte disorders
Adriana Bokulić, Ivana Zec, Domagoj Marijančević, Sanja Goreta
Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: reference intervals; androgens; dehydroepiandrostenedione sulphate; androstenedione; immunoassay; women
Silvia F Benozzi, Gisela Unger, Amparo Campion, Pablo G Milano, Graciela L Pennacchiotti
Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: fasting; coffee intake; blood sample collection; preanalytical variability; biochemical tests
Gomerčić Palčić Marija, Matijaca Hana, Kruljac Ivan, Vusić Lucija, Hostić Vedran, Vrbanić Luka, Fanika Mrsić, Zrilić Radovan, Ćelap Ivana, Gaćina Petar
Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: tocilizumab; interleukin-6; COVID-19; neutrophils; lymphocytes
Merima Čolić, Bojana Magdić, Monika Kolundžić, Jasna Leniček Krleža
Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood cell count; C-reactive protein; haematology; verification
Ruth Cano-Corres, Gemma Sole-Enrech, Maria Isabel Aparicio-Calvente
Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: icterus interference; biochemical analytes; icterus
Claudia Mendieta-Gutiérrez, Selene Chávez-González, Brenda Ivonne Rodríguez-Romero, Jazmín Anahí Sánchez-Garrido, Arturo Figueroa-Gómez, Jesús Bernabé Licona-Vela, Arturo Cuauhtémoc Juárez-Pérez, Alejandro Cabello-López, Guadalupe Aguilar-Madrid, Carmina Jiménez-Ramírez
Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: reference intervals; complete blood count; COVID-19; vaccine
Jasmina Katanić, Bojan Stanimirov, Vanesa Sekeruš, Maja Đanić, Nebojša Pavlović, Momir Mikov, Karmen Stankov
Short review, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: biochemical marker; clinical laboratory test; diagnostic error; drug-laboratory test interaction; pharmaceuticals
Letter to the Editor/Reply, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: biochemistry; biological variation; quality control
Arzu Etem Akagac, Hatice Bozkurt Yavuz
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hCG; prenatal screening; fibrin; preanalytical phase; case report
Berrak Guven, Ismail Benice, Murat Can
Short communications, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: HbA1c; blood sample collection; preanalytical error; diabetes mellitus
Jaroslav Racek, Ivana Potočová, Daniel Rajdl, Ladislav Trefil, Marie Šolcová
Case reports, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: anti-mouse antibodies; false positivity; hCG; interferences; pregnancy
Alexandre Raynor, Carmen Stefanescu, Arnaud Bruneel, Hervé Puy, Katell Peoc’h, Hana Manceau
Case report, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: transferrin; iron; inflammation; enteritis
Нalyna Pavlyshyn, Iryna Sarapuk, Kateryna Kozak
Original articles, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: melatonin; preterm infants; late outcomes
Lieselot Dedeene, Marie Stockman, Sophie Steels, Pieter Vermeersch, Glynis Frans
Original articles, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: precipitation; enzymes; macroamylase; polyethylene glycol; reference value
Zeynep Yildiz, Lale Köroğlu Dağdelen
Original articles, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: reference interval; thyroid hormone; indirect method; reference change value
Gemma Solé-Enrech, Ruth Cano-Corres, Maria Isabel Aparicio-Calvente, Nino Spataro
Original articles, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: lipaemia; high-speed centrifugation; lipaemic index
Wenhui Wang, Linlin Liu, Zhongping Ning, Lin Che, Xinming Li
Original articles, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: acute myocardial infarction; neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio; mortality; inflammation
Adnan Haşimi, Özlem Doğan, Ceyhan Ceran Serdar, Muhittin A. Serdar
Original articles, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: SARS-CoV-2; asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA); N-monomethyl-1 -arginine (L-NMMA); prognosis
Merica Aralica, Vesna Šupak-Smolčić, Lorena Honović, Lucija Franin, Pavica Šonjić, Maja Šimac, Mihovil Horvat, Nina Poropat
Reviews, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: antihypertensive agent; clinical laboratory test; hypertension; medical laboratory science
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; diagnostic tests; prevalence; sensitivity and specificity
Symposium abstracts, Volume 32, September, Suppl1
Mattia Carini, Moira Micheletti, Giovanni Martellosio, Elisa Caravaggi, Nicola Portesi, Giorgio Biasiotto, Monica Marini, Duilio Brugnoni, Federico Serana
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; pre-analytical phase; medical error; central venous catheters; haematology
Leonor Guiñón, Anna Soler, Rosa María López, Sonia Pajares, José Manuel González de Aledo, Ana Argudo-Ramírez, José Luis Marín, Judit García-Villoria, Ángeles Sahuquillo, Luisa Alvarez
Short communication, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: accreditation; extra-analytical phase; new-born screening; quality control
Massimo Daves, Andrea Piccin, Cristina Vicidomini, Antonia De Luisi, Andrea Mega
Case reports, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: capillary zone electrophoresis; interferences; serum indices
Brkić Nikolina, Milić Marija, Bekavac Marija, Marković Maja, Perković Dubravka
Case reports, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hemophilia A; SARS-CoV-2; factor VIII
Paul Bălănescu, Eugenia Bălănescu, Cristian Băicuș, Anca Bălănescu
Original articles, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: systemic sclerosis; marginal zone B1 protein; leucine-rich α2-glycoprotein-1; cytokeratin 17; fibrosis
Merima Colic, Dunja Rogic, Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Ana Kozmar, Lorna Stemberger Maric, Slaven Abdovic
Original articles, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biomarker; brain-derived neurotrophic factor; child; nerve growth factor; overactive bladder
Rabia Tan, Mustafa Yilmaz, Yusuf Kurtulmuş
Original articles, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: immunoassay; quality control; uncertainty
Bahar Ünlü Gül, Oğuzhan Özcan, Serdar Doğan, Abdullah Arpaci
Original articles, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: automation; biochemistry; laboratory organization and management; validation/evaluation
Dragana Šegulja, Danica Matišić, Karmela Barišić, Dunja Rogić
Original articles, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: capillary electrophoresis; M-protein; monoclonal gammopathy; multiple myeloma; serum protein electrophoresis; immunosubtraction electrophoresis
Adriana Bokulić, Ivana Zec, Sanja Goreta, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Marija Kocijančić, Tihana Serdar Hiršl, Anamarija Đuras, Mateja Troha, Lada Stanišić, Daniela Šupe-Domić, Sanda Jelisavac Ćosić, Koraljka Đurić, Domagoj Marijančević, Marija Siter Kuprešanin, Iva Lukić, Alenka Pezo, Jasna Leniček Krleža
Original articles, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: thyroid function test; standardization; survey
Nergiz Zorbozan, Orçun Zorbozan
Original articles, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: total quality management; preanalytical phase; quality indicators; six sigma
Goda Aleknavičiūtė-Valienė, Valdas Banys
Reviews, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biomarkers; hepatic fibrosis; hyaluronic acid; collagen; laminin; cholylglycine
Letter to the editor, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: bias; pooled variances; sigma metric
Letter to the editor, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
Roberto Assandri, Silvia Accordino, Ciro Canetta, Elisabetta Buscarini, Alessandro Scartabellati, Chiara Tolassi, Federico Serana
Short communications, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; inflammation; biomarkers; intensive care units
Scott Ailliet, Rik Vandenberghe, Toon Schiemsky, Lode Van Overbeke, Philippe Demaerel, Wouter Meersseman, David Cassiman, Pieter Vermeersch
Case reports, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: vitamin B12; homocysteine; cobalamin C; subacute combined degeneration
Carlos Martínez-Figueroa, Karen Cortés-Sarabia, José Antonio Tesser Poloni, Enrique Alejandro Molina-Avilez, Luis A. Palaoro, Amalia Vences-Velázquez
Case reports, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urinary sediment; urinalysis; urinary tract infection; cell-in-cell
Conrad Lacom, Alexander Tolios, Markus W. Löffler, Beate Eichelberger, Peter Quehenberger, Eva Schaden, Marion Wiegele
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: flow cytometry; platelet function; point-of-care tests; thrombocytopenia
Frane Pastrovic, Anita Madir, Kristian Podrug, Marko Lucijanic, Tomislav Bokun, Marko Zelenika, Sanda Mustapic, Adriana Unic, Lovorka Derek, Ivica Grgurevic
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: portal hypertension; cirrhosis; platelet count; esophageal varices; non-invasive tests
Vera Lukić, Svetlana Ignjatović
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: risk-based quality control plan; QC frequency; run size; patient-risk sigma metrics; patient-based real-time quality control
Helena Čičak, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: verification; haematology analyser; haematology; blood cell count
Antonio Buño Soto, Katell Peoc’h, Tommaso Fasano, Jorge Diaz-Garzon, Bernardino González de la Presa, Valerie Chicha-Cattoir, Simone Canovi, Maria Sanz de Pedro, Nayra Rico, Tiphaine Robert, Efrem Bonelli, Pilar Fernández Calle, Aurea Mira, Guillaume Lefevre, Luigi Vecchia, Jose Luis Bedini
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: analytical techniques and equipment; high-sensitive troponin I; immunoassay; performance evaluation
Serap Çuhadar, Hayat Özkanay-Yörük, Mehmet Köseoğlu, Kaan Katırcıoğlu
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood-gas analysis; plastic syringe; pO; pCO; preanalytical variables
Zeyu Sun, Jiatong Chai, Qi Zhou, Jiancheng Xu
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: gender; age; liver function; elderly population; reference interval
Yonas Mulat Simachew, Tamara Antonić, Tamara Gojković, Sandra Vladimirov, Marija Mihajlović, Sanja Vujčić, Gordana Miloševski-Lomić, Jelena Vekić, Aleksandra Zeljković, Vesna Spasojević-Kalimanovska, Amira Peco-Antić, Dušan Paripović, Aleksandra Stefanović
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: paediatric nephrotic syndrome; glucocorticoid therapy; serum lipid profile; non-cholesterol sterols
Farrokh Habibzadeh, Parham Habibzadeh, Mahboobeh Yadollahie, Mohammad M. Sajadi
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: COVID-19 testing; serologic tests; sensitivity; specificity; diagnostic tests
Mustafa Yilmaz, Mehmet Cagri Goktekin, Nevin Ilhan
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: acute coronary syndrome; acute myocardial infarction; non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI); ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI); subfatin
Lara Milevoj Kopčinović, Gordana Juričić, Adriana Bokulić, Ines Vukasović, Ivana Ćelap, Helena Čičak, Marija Kocijančić, Marija Miloš, Mila Lovrić, Marija Siter Kuprešanin, Snježana Hrabrić Vlah, Manuela Miletić
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: accreditation; examination procedures; verification; survey
Tomáš Šálek, Pavel Musil, Marek Pšenčík, Vladimír Palička
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urolithiasis; calcium; magnesium; phosphorus; preanalytical phase
Merica Aralica, Vesna Šupak Smolčić, Tamara Turk Wensveen, Snježana Hrabrić Vlah, Mihael Selar, Lidija Bilić Zulle
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: vitamin D testing; 25(OH) D; guideline; overtesting; financial burden
Damien Gruson, Pradeep Dabla, Sanja Stankovic, Evgenija Homsak, Bernard Gouget, Sergio Bernardini, Benoit Macq
Short review, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: artificial intelligence; biomarkers; clinical decision support system; digital health; thyroid diseases
Leida Tandara, Petra Filipi, Daniela Supe Domic, Branka Kresic, Ivo Ivcic, Sanda Stojanovic Stipic, Zana Rubic, Marijan Tandara
Reviews, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; GDF-15; infertility; interleukin-6; Guillain-Barré syndrome
Farrokh Habibzadeh, Parham Habibzadeh, Mahboobeh Yadollahie
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: seroepidemiologic studies; prevalence; sensitivity; specificity; diagnostic tests
Bernhard Strasser, Sebastian Strasser, Josef Tomasits
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cystatin C; creatinine; estimated glomerular filtration rate; case report
Janne Cadamuro, Peter Bergsten, Katharina Mörwald, Anders Forslund, Marie Dahlbom, Jonas Bergquist, Iris Ciba, Susanne M. Brunner, Jeanne Jabbour, Daniel Weghuber
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; tube additive; PREDICT; blood collection tubes; preanalytical error
Lourens Jan Peter Nonkes, Valérie de Haas, Hans Kemperman, Albert Huisman, Ruben Eduardus Antonius Musson, Wouter Marcel Tiel Groenestege
Short communications, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: leukolysis; pseudohyperkalemia; paediatric; leukocyte threshold
Ivana Lapić, Dunja Rogić, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Katarina Kajić, Nena Peran, Lada Surjan, Anamarija Đuras, Valentina Cesar Kocijan, Nada Bilopavlović, Fran Smaić, Mario Štefanović, Ivanka Ostroški, Leida Tandara, Milena Krnjaić-Tadijanović, Ivan Gornik, Hrvoje Pintarić, Daniela Marasović Krstulović, Blaženka Miškić, Dario Rahelić
Short communications, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: haemoglobin A1c; prediabetes; diabetes mellitus; prevalence
Hallvard Gjerde, Anne Line Bretteville-Jensen, Håvard Furuhaugen
Short communications, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: breath tests; ethanol; feasibility studies; saliva
Vladimira Rimac, Sonja Podolar, Anja Jokic, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic, Lorena Honovic, Jasna Lenicek Krleza
Short communications, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: post-analytical phase; clinical laboratory; interpretative comments; questionnaire
Helena Čičak, Pavica Šonjić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: automated ESR; Westergren method; blood sedimentation rate; verification; haematology
Ivana Lapić, Margareta Radić Antolic, Sara Dejanović Bekić, Désirée Coen-Herak, Ernest Bilić, Dunja Rogić, Renata Zadro
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: haemostasis; von Willebrand disease; paediatrics; hemorrhage; next-generation sequencing
María José Castro-Castro, Laura García-Tejada, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Lourdes Sánchez-Navarro, Loreto Rapún-Mas, Isabel Cachon-Suárez, Marta Álvarez-Álvarez, Dolors Dot-Bach, Roser Güell-Miró, Anna Cortés-Bosch de Bassea, Macarena Dastis-Arias, Ana Sancho-Cerro, Noelia Díaz-Troyano, Teresa Escartín-Diez, Diego Muñoz-Provencio, Rosa Navarro-Badal
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; pneumonia; prognosis; SARS-CoV-2
Vera Lukić, Svetlana Ignjatović
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: quality control; moving average; patient-based real-time quality control; laboratory information system
Pieter-Jan Briers, Michel R. Langlois
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: apolipoprotein B; LDL-cholesterol; Friedewald formula; Martin-Hopkins formula; Sampson formula
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Six Sigma; total allowable error; quality control; biological variation
Stephanie Gay, Belinda Pope, Tony Badrick, Michael Whiley
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: extra-analytical phase; laboratory organisation and management; pre- and post-analytical incidents; risk matrix; quality assurance
Ana Nikler, Helena Čičak, Danijela Bejuk, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Atellica 1500 analyser; Iris analyser; urine; verification
Jasna Leniček Krleža, Merica Aralica, Duška Tješić-Drinković, Karolina Crneković, Jelena Culej, Gordana Fressl Juroš, Verica Horvat, Dara Metzner, Dijana Pamuković Jaram, Alma Pipić Kitter, Fran Smaić, Sanela Šimić Vojak, Livija Šimičević, Valentina Verić
Reviews, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
Cristiano Ialongo, Maria Sapio, Leda Elisabetta Antetomaso, Antonio Angeloni
Editorial, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: quality control; traceability; uncertainty
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
Anna Mrzljak, Željka Jureković, Jadranka Pavičić-Šarić, Vladimir Stevanović, Irena Tabain, Željka Hruškar, Danko Mikulić, Ljubo Barbić, Tatjana Vilibić-Čavlek
Short Communications, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; seroprevalence; solid-organ transplant recipients; SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
Hatice Saracoglu, Gulden Baskol, Mevlut Baskol
Case report, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: macrolipasemia; chemotherapy; oxaliplatin; capecitabine; pancreatitis
Müjgan Ercan, Emiş Deniz Akbulut, Nihayet Bayraktar, Şerif Ercan
Original articles, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: complete blood count; reference change values; haemolysis; interference
Harshini Sriram, Twinkle Khanka, Shweta Kedia, Priyanka Tyagi, Sitaram Ghogale, Nilesh Deshpande, Gaurav Chatterjee, Sweta Rajpal, Nikhil V Patkar, Papagudi G Subramanian, Sumeet Gujral, Syed Hasan, Prashant R Tembhare
Original articles, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: microRNA; plasma; commercial reagent kits
Anja Jokic, Vladimira Rimac, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic, Sonja Podolar, Lorena Honovic, Jasna Lenicek Krleza
Original articles, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: postanalytical phase; survey; clinical laboratory; critical results; quality indicators
Anamarija Mladinić, Livia Puljak, Zvonimir Koporc
Original articles, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ethics; research; data science; surveys; questionnaire
Adriana Bokulić, Ivana Zec, Domagoj Marijančević, Sanja Goreta, Marija Požgaj Šepec, Lavinia La Grasta Sabolić
Original Articles, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: paediatric; reference values; thyroid function tests; immunoassay; standard deviation ratio
Massimo Daves, Andrea Piccin, Vincenzo Roccaforte, Giuseppe Lippi
Original Articles, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: free light chain; monoclonal gammopathies; analytical techniques and equipment; comparison; immunoassays
Jelena Omazić, Barbara Viljetić, Vedrana Ivić, Mirta Kadivnik, Lada Zibar, Andrijana Müller, Jasenka Wagner
Review, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: gestational diabetes; pregnancy; biomarkers; diagnosis
Review, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: haematology; COVID-19 virus disease; critical care
Nicole Shu Ling Yeo-Teh, Bor Luen Tang
Research Integrity Corner, Volume 31, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: falsification; predatory publishing; predatory journals; scientific misconduct; research misconduct
Ivana Lapić, Ana Lončar Vrančić, Désirée Coen Herak, Dunja Rogić
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: pre-analytical phase; hemostasis; activated partial thromboplastin time; unfractionated heparin
Jan Van Elslande, Samira Hijjit, Katrien De Vusser, Michel Langlois, Björn Meijers, Ann Mertens, Bart Van der Schueren, Glynis Frans, Pieter Vermeersch
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: extra-analytical phase; hypertriglyceridemia; interferences; lipemia; lipoprotein metabolism
Clément Capaldo, Mourad Cheddad El Aouni, Damien Laurelli, Cyril Leven, Jean-Luc Carré
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: capillary electrophoresis; interference; iodinated contrast; gammopathy; case report
Niyazi Samet Yilmaz, Bayram Sen, Ozlem Gulbahar
Case Reports, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: direct bilirubin; interference; paraprotein; reflective testing
Funda Eren, Merve Ergin Tuncay, Esra Firat Oguz, Salim Neselioglu, Ozcan Erel
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; quality indicator; pandemic; total testing process
Ivana Lapić, Dunja Rogić, Matea Ivić, Marina Tomičević, Mirjana Mariana Kardum Paro, Lovorka Đerek, Ines Alpeza Viman
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: accreditation; quality assurance; ISO 15189:2012; survey; satisfaction
José A. T. Poloni, Adriana de Oliveira Vieira, Caroline R. M. dos Santos, Ana-Maria Simundic, Liane N. Rotta
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urinalysis; External Quality Assessment Program; epithelial cells; survey
Tapasyapreeti Mukhopadhyay, Arulselvi Subramanian, Shivam Pandey, Nirupam Madaan, Anjan Trikha, Rajesh Malhotra
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: laboratory biosafety; preanalytical phase; quality indicators; SARS-CoV-2; total testing process
Yan-Qiu Han, Li Yan, Lei Zhang, Pei-Heng Ouyang, Peng Li, Giuseppe Lippi, Zhi-De Hu
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: sepsis; fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products; intensive care units; treatment outcome; disseminated intravascular coagulation
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
Joško Osredkar, Tina Kurent, Teja Fabjan, Kristina Kumer, Elizabeta Božnar Alič, David Drobne
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: inflammatory bowel disease; feces; biomarkers; leukocyte L1 antigen complex
Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Renata Zrinski Topic, Vladimir Stevanovic, Amarela Lukic-Grlic, Irena Tabain, Zrinjka Misak, Goran Roic, Bernard Kaic, Dijana Mayer, Zeljka Hruskar, Ljubo Barbic, Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; children; seroprevalence
Qianqian Zhou, Tze Ping Loh, Tony Badrick, Chun Yee Lim
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: quality control; laboratory management; moving median; moving average; average of normal
Şerif Ercan, Bahri Ramadan, Ozan Gerenli
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: EDTA contamination; order of draw; patient safety; phlebotomy; preanalytical phase; pseudohyperkalaemia
Rufino Mondejar, María Mayor Reyes, Enrique Melguizo Madrid, Consuelo Cañavate Solano, Santiago Pérez Ramos
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: jaundice; bilirubin; hyperbilirubinemia; haemolysis; receiver operating characteristic curve
Enrique Rodriguez-Borja, Adela Pozo-Giraldez, Macarena Díaz-Gimenez, Ausias Hervas-Romero, Africa Corchon-Peyrallo, Inmaculada Vinyals-Bellido, Arturo Carratala Calvo
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: algorithms; anaemia; diagnosis; clinical laboratory information systems; cost – effectiveness; referral and consultation
Bogdan Cylwik, Ewa Gruszewska, Ewa Gindzienska-Sieskiewicz, Otylia Kowal-Bielecka, Lech Chrostek
Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hyaluronic acid; rheumatoid arthritis; systemic sclerosis; systemic lupus erythematosus
Anita Somborac Bačura, Marija Dorotić, Leonarda Grošić, Monika Džimbeg, Slavica Dodig
Short Review, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; immunoassay; nasopharynx; SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing
Andrea Tešija Kuna, Lovorka Đerek, Vedrana Drvar, Ana Kozmar, Katarina Gugo
Review, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: antinuclear antibodies; autoimmunity; recommendations; harmonization
Jean-Marc Giannoli, Stéphanie Albarede, Thierry Avellan, Jean-Pierre Bouilloux, Régine Cartier, Richard Cohen, Nathalie Colard, Luc Essemilaire, Jean-Louis Galinier, Mathieu Kuentz, Mickaël Paris, Henri Portugal, Florian Scherrer, Jean-Pascal Siest, Anne Vassault, Jean-Michel Vialle
Translation, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: risk analysis; internal quality control; external quality assessment; uncertainty
Letter to the Editor, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; testing; definition
Mario Malički, Joseph Costello, Juan Pablo Alperin, Lauren A. Maggio
Research integrity corner, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preprint; preprints as topic; comment; peer review; scientific misconduct
Emma Whittle, Elzahn de Waal, Tony Huynh, Oliver Treacy, Adam Morton
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: endocrinology; hypercalcaemia; hypervitaminosis D; interferences; paraprotein
Ankica Sekovanić, Adrijana Dorotić, Jasna Jurasović, Daria Pašalić, Jelena Kovačić, Sandra Stasenko, Tatjana Mioč, Martina Piasek, Tatjana Orct
Short Communications, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: blood plasma; circulating microRNAs; epigenetics; pre-amplification; RT-PCR
Aleksandra Zeljkovic, Zsófia Csuzdi Balog, Eva Dukai, Jelena Vekic, Zorana Jelic-Ivanovic, Vesna Spasojevic-Kalimanovska
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: reference intervals; haematology; paediatrics; capillary blood; sex differences
Andrea Tešija Kuna, Milena Hanžek, Ines Vukasović, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Valentina Vidranski, Ivana Ćelap, Marijana Miler, Nevenka Stančin, Brankica Šimac, Marcela Živković, Marko Žarak, Marta Kmet, Marijana Jovanović, Sanja Tadinac, Sandra Šupraha Goreta, Josipa Periša, Ivan Šamija, Mario Štefanović
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: sensitivity; specificity; SARS-CoV-2; serological test
Nedjeljka Ruljancic, Ana Bakliza, Sandra Vuk Pisk, Natko Geres, Katarina Matic, Ena Ivezic, Vladimir Grosic, Igor Filipcic
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biochemistry; hyperprolactinemia; macroprolactin; prolactin
Raymond W Wulkan, Martin van der Horst
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: urine specimen collection; creatinine/urine; patient compliance
Humeyra Ozturk Emre, Fatma Hande Karpuzoglu, Cihan Coskun, Ebru Demirel Sezer, Ozlem Goruroglu Ozturk, Fatma Ucar, Hikmet Can Cubukcu, Fatma Demet Arslan, Levent Deniz, Mehmet Senes, Mustafa Serteser, Cevat Yazici, Dogan Yucel, Abdurrahman Coskun
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biological variation; laboratory error; patient safety; reference change value
Abdulkadir Çat, Kamil Taha Uçar, Alper Gümüş
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: ethanol; haemolysis; interference; preanalytical error
Allan J. Hicks, Zoe L. Carwardine, Mike J. Hallworth, Eric S. Kilpatrick
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cardiovascular diseases; guideline; clinical laboratory testing
Vanja Radišić Biljak, Valentina Vidranski, Lana Ružić, Ana-Maria Simundic, Tihomir Vidranski
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: sports; international physical activity questionnaire short form (IPAQ-SF); inflammation; blood coagulation; reference ranges
Eduardo Martínez-Morillo, María García-García, María Angeles Luengo Concha, Luis Rello Varas
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cholesterol; equation; evaluation; low-density lipoprotein; triglycerides
Ceyhan Ceran Serdar, Murat Cihan, Doğan Yücel, Muhittin A Serdar
Review, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; effect size; power analysis; sample size
Raúl Rigo-Bonnin, Noelia Díaz-Troyano, Laura García-Tejada, Albert Marcè-Galindo, Míriam Valbuena-Asensio, Francesca Canalias
Review, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; quality control; standardization; traceability; uncertainty
Letters to the Editor, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; education; editorial practice; research methodology; writing in science
Letter to the editor, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
Yi Xiang Zhan, D’arcy Turner, Daniela Tritz, Kelly Natarajan, Mo Som, Matt Vassar
Research Integrity Corner, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: metabolism; research waste; Scopus; citation; bibliometrics
Symposium abstracts, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
Caterina Maria Gambino, Bruna Lo Sasso, Claudia Colomba, Rosaria Vincenza Giglio, Luisa Agnello, Giulia Bivona, Marcello Ciaccio
Short communication, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; serological test; antibodies; CLIA; immunochromatography
Loris Wauthier, Xavier Theunssens, Patrick Durez, Catherine Fillée, Diane Maisin, Damien Gruson
Case report, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hypercalcemia; tuberculosis; rheumatoid polyarthritis; calcitriol
Vinka Mikulić, Dunja Rogić, Ivanka Mikulić, Kristina Ljubić, Ana Ćuk, Vajdana Tomić, Helena Radić Mišković
Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; urine; healthy term newborns
Ivana Lapić, Désirée Coen Herak, Snježana Prpić, Andrea Prce, Vanja Raščanec, Renata Zadro, Dunja Rogić
Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: haemostasis; blood coagulation tests; D-Dimer; immunoturbidimetry; validation study
Sanja Mandić, Dario Mandić, Iva Lukić, Tara Rolić, Vesna Horvat, Maja Lukić, Silvija Osvald, Vatroslav Šerić
Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: BD Barricor tube; stability; serum; plasma; evaluation
Łukasz Paprotny, Dorota Wianowska, Magdalena Izdebska, Agnieszka Celejewska, Dorota Szewczak, Janusz Solski
Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: homocysteine; immunoassay; luminescent measurements; liquid chromatography
Mogamat-Yazied Chothia, Patricia Kassum, Annalise Zemlin
Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: point-of-care; emergency department; potassium concentrations; hyperkalaemia
Željko Debeljak, Ivana Marković, Jasna Pavela, Iva Lukić, Dario Mandić, Sanja Mandić, Vesna Horvat, Vatroslav Šerić
Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: steroid hormone; immunoassay; bias; LC-MS/MS; method comparison
Jernej Gašperšič, Alja Videtič Paska
Review, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cfDNA; NGS; personalized medicine; liquid biopsy; ctDNA
Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak, Daniela Čepelak Dodig, Renata Laškaj
Review, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biomarkers; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; laboratory medicine; patient safety
Snježana Kaštelan, Ivana Orešković, Filip Bišćan, Helena Kaštelan, Antonela Gverović Antunica
Review, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diabetic retinopathy; biomarkers; inflammation; angiogenesis
Anja Jokic, Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Jelena Culej, Irena Kocijan, Marija Bozovic
Review, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: recommendations; synovial fluid; crystal analysis; osteoarthritis; gout
Jorge Díaz–Garzón, Paloma Oliver, Gema Crespo, Marta Duque, Pilar Fernandez-Calle, Marta Gómez, Roberto Mora, Isabel Moreno, Lydia Pascual, Ana-Laila Qasem, Olaia Rodriguez-Fraga, Manuela Simón, Antonio Buño
Letter to the editor, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; field hospital; laboratory organization and management; preanalytics; POCT
Roberto Assandri, Ciro Canetta, Giovanni Viganò, Elisabetta Buscarini, Alessandro Scartabellati, Alessandro Montanelli
Letter to the editor, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; Emergency room; RT-PCR; laboratory markers; Corona score
Parham Habibzadeh, Mohammad M. Sajadi, Amir Emami, Mohammad Hossein Karimi, Mahboobeh Yadollahie, Maryam Kucheki, Sahar Akbarpoor, Farrokh Habibzadeh
Letter to the editor, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; RT-PCR; laboratory test
Livia Puljak, Anamarija Mladinić, Ron Iphofen, Zvonimir Koporc
Research integrity corner, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: data protection; scientific research; European data protection board; general data protection regulation
Isabel García-del-Pino, Josep M. Bauça, Carolina Gómez, Andrea Caballero, María Antonia Llopis, Mercedes Ibarz, Débora Martínez, Montserrat Ventura, Itziar Marzana, Juan J. Puente, Marta Segovia, Paloma Salas, Rubén Gómez-Rioja
Corrigendum, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
Jan Van Elslande, Toon Dominicus, Jaan Toelen, Glynis Frans, Pieter Vermeersch
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hyperkalaemia; pseudohyperkalaemia; preanalytical phase; case report
Caroline M Joyce, Audrey Melvin, Paula M O’Shea, Seán J Costelloe, Domhnall J O’Halloran
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: case report; pheochromocytoma; metanephrines; false positive; sulfasalazine
Lora Dukic, Nikolina Maric, Ana-Maria Simundic
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: case report; critical care; extra-analytical phase; sample coloration
Seán J. Costelloe, Kelly McCarthy, Marguerite O’Connell, Mark Butler
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: delayed separation; spurious hyponatraemia; spurious hypocalcaemia; haemolysis; case report
Renata Zrinski Topić, Jasna Leniček Krleža
Original Articles, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hormone; immunoassay; paediatric; reference value
Chun Yee Lim, Tony Badrick, Tze Ping Loh
Original Articles, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: laboratory management; quality control; moving average; moving sum of positive patient results; patient-based quality control
Patricija Banković Radovanović
Original Articles, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: quality improvement; phlebotomy; education; pre-analytical phase
Agnieszka Ćwiklińska, Robert Kowalski, Barbara Kortas-Stempak, Agnieszka Kuchta, Aleksandra Fijałkowska, Gabriela Bednarczuk, Maciej Jankowski
Original Articles, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: erythrocytes; leukocytes; quality control; standardisation; urine
Tomáš Šálek, Petr Schneiderka, Barbora Studená, Michaela Votroubková
Original Articles, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: drug monitoring; pharmacokinetics; preanalytical phase; clinical laboratory services; kidney function tests
Anamarija Rade, Anamarija Đuras, Irena Kocijan, Patricija Banković Radovanović, Ana Turčić
Original papers, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: fibrinogen; electrophoresis; central venous catheter; thrombin; interference
Original papers, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical errors; postanalytical errors; preanalytical risk; postanalytical risk
Leonor Guiñón, Anna Soler, Mónica Gisell Díaz, Rosa María Fernández, Nayra Rico, Josep Lluís Bedini, Aurea Mira, Luisa Alvarez
Original papers, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: risk management; FMEA; sigma metric; analytical performance; quality control
Vladimira Rimac, Anja Jokic, Sonja Podolar, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic, Lorena Honovic, Jasna Lenicek Krleza
Original papers, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: postanalytical phase; autovalidation; clinical laboratory; questionnaire
Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Marija Brcic, Alen Vrtaric, Adriana Unic, Marija Bozovic, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Marijana Miler, Jelena Culej
Original papers, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: stability; pleural effusion; peritoneal effusion; preanalytical phase
Cornelia Mrazek, Giuseppe Lippi, Martin H Keppel, Thomas K Felder, Hannes Oberkofler, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher, Janne Cadamuro
Review, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: total testing process; extra-analytical phase; quality indicators; laboratory medicine; patient safety
Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Adriana Unic, Marijana Miler, Tomislav Pavicic, Jelena Culej, Ivan Bolanca, Davorka Herman Mahecic, Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Alen Vrtaric
Review, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: vitamin D; preanalytical variability; diabetes mellitus; polymorphism; fertility; extravascular body fluids
Daria Pašalić, Vesna Šupak Smolčić
Research integrity corner - editorial, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: copyright violation; cybercriminal; predatory journal
Flávia Martinello, Nada Snoj, Milan Skitek, Aleš Jerin
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: measurement uncertainty; bias; uncertainty; total error; quality control
Merve Sibel Gungoren, Deniz Ilhan Topcu, Cevdet Zungun
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; case report; jet-lag; thyroid stimulating hormone; prolactin
Patricija Banković Radovanović, Tanja Živković Mikulčić, Jasmina Simović Medica
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: case report; preanalytical phase; sample collection; coagulation
Matthias Weemaes, Martin Hiele, Pieter Vermeersch
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: D-lactate; D-lactic acidosis; high anion gap acidosis; preanalytical phase; case report
Abdurrahman Coskun, Cristiano Ialongo
Short Communication, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: extraanalytical phase; shift; Sigma metric; Six Sigma; total testing process
Toon Schiemsky, Guy Vundelinckx, Kathleen Croes, Joris Penders, Koen Desmet, Steven Pauwels, Pieter Vermeersch
Case Reports, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hypoglycaemia; tramadol; insulin; poisoning
Nicolas Galakhoff, Cyril Leven, Jean-Richard Eveillard, Adrian Tempescul, Hélène Kerspern, Cécile Aubron, Caroline Buors, Éric Lippert, Jean-Luc Carré, Maël Padelli
Case Reports, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: immunofixation; immunoglobulin E; monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; multiple myeloma; plasma cell leukaemia
Marina Njire Braticevic, Ivana Babic, Irena Abramovic, Anja Jokic, Martina Horvat
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cross-sectional studies; medical laboratory technology; publications; bibliometrics
Frank Bernhard Kraus, Marija Kocijancic, Alexander Kluttig, Beatrice Ludwig-Kraus
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: β-hydroxybutyrate; ketoacidosis; method validation; reference range; urine ketones
Ivana Ćelap, Sandra Margetić, Marija Brčić, Roman Mihić
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chromogenic assay; dabigatran; rivaroxaban; apixaban; method comparison
Valentina Vidranski, Anita Radman, Katarina Kajić, Ana Bronić
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: fertility; iodine; knowledge; survey; thyroid diseases
Isabel García-del-Pino, Josep M. Bauça, Carolina Gómez, Andrea Caballero, María Antonia Llopis, Mercedes Ibarz, Débora Martínez, Montserrat Ventura, Itziar Marzana, Juan J. Puente, Marta Segovia, Paloma Salas, Rubén Gómez-Rioja
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: glucose; preanalytical phase; glycolysis; diabetes mellitus; survey
Martina Faraldi, Veronica Sansoni, Silvia Perego, Marta Gomarasca, Jakub Kortas, Ewa Ziemann, Giuseppe Banfi, Giovanni Lombardi
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: circulating microRNA; biomarkers; plasma; preanalytical phase
Sandra Margetić, Ivana Ćelap, Diana Delić Brkljačić, Nikola Pavlović, Sandra Šupraha Goreta, Ivana Kobasić, Arijana Lovrenčić-Huzjan, Vanja Bašić Kes
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: apixaban; DOAC; factor Xa inhibitors; LMWH; rivaroxaban
Iva Hlapčić, Anita Somborac-Bačura, Sanja Popović-Grle, Andrea Vukić Dugac, Dunja Rogić, Ivana Rako, Tihana Žanić Grubišić, Lada Rumora
Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; inflammation; blood platelets; therapy
Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Jelena Culej, Anja Jokic, Marija Bozovic, Irena Kocijan
Review, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: harmonization; pleural effusion; pericardial effusion; ascites
Review, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: integrated diagnostics; laboratory medicine; pathology; radiology
Abdurrahman Coskun, Wytze P. Oosterhuis
Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: measurement uncertainty; normal distribution; triangular distribution; uniform distribution
Symposium abstracts, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
Rutger C.C. Hengeveld, Maaike C. Gerards, Bianca E. Olofsen, Milan L. Ridderikhof, Victor F.H.A. Hakkenberg van Gaasbeek, Peter A. Leenhouts, Edmée C. van Dongen-Lases
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; phlebotomy; intravenous catheter
Ana Nikler, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Helena Čičak, Nikolina Marić, Danijela Bejuk, Jose Antonio Tesser Poloni, Ana-Maria Simundic
Case Reports, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: spheroplasts; bacterial forms; urinalysis; misclassification
Pavica Šonjić, Ana Nikler, Dora Vuljanić, Lora Dukić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: critical results; survey; post-analytical phase; laboratory management
Vera Lukić, Svetlana Ignjatović
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: quality control; moving average; bias detection simulation; MA Generator software
Dragana Šegulja, Danica Matišić, Karmela Barišić, Dunja Rogić
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: M components; serum free light chains; immunoassay; gammopathy; monoclonal
Antonija Perović, Marina Njire Bratičević
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ionized calcium; serum; heparin; specimen handling; pre-analytical phase
Benjamin Lopez, Nicolas Bertier, Emmanuel Ledoult, Romane Joudinaud, Mehdi Maanaoui, Victoria Majerus, Emmanuelle Moitrot, Anne-Sophie Deleplancque, Stéphanie Rogeau, David Launay, Guillaume Lefèvre, Myriam Labalette, Sylvain Dubucquoi
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: reference values; complement C3c; complement C4; classical complement pathway; complement C1 inhibitor protein
Kong-Nan Zhao, Goce Dimeski, John de Jersey, Lambro A Johnson, Michael Grant, Paul P Masci, Martin F Lavin
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: prothrombin activators; serum; anticoagulants; analytes
Ivana Lapić, Dunja Rogić, Mirjana Fuček, Ružica Galović
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: evidence-based practice; clinical laboratory services; pre-analytical phase; cost analysis
Šálek Tomáš, Friedecký Bedřich, Kratochvíla Josef, Pelinková Květa, Budina Marek
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: creatinine; cystatin C; glomerular filtration; estimated glomerular filtration rate; post-analytical phase
Jose A. Delgado Rodríguez, Maria I. Pastor García, Cristina Gómez Cobo, Antonia R. Pons Más, Isabel Llompart Alabern, Josep Miquel Bauça
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: phone notification; turnaround time; clinical decision making; critical risk result
Müjgan Ercan, Emiş Deniz Akbulut, Esin Avcı, Çiğdem Yücel, Esra Fırat Oğuz, Turan Turhan, Muhittin Serdar
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biological variation; individuality; reference change value; PTH; quality specification
Koen O.A. Vercauteren, Stijn Lambrecht, Joris Delanghe
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; alternative and classical complement pathway; complement haemolytic activity assay; complement C3; complement C3d
Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak, Ivan Pavić
Review, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: senescence; aging; biomarkers; hallmarks
Vanja Radišić Biljak, Anders Grubb, Isabel Cachapuz Guerra, Etienne Cavalier, Stella Raymondo, Rosa Sierra-Amor, Michele Mussap, Shanthi Naidu Kamathan, Dogan Yucel, Pradip Datta, Takashi Wada, Flavio F. Alcantara
Editorial, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: chronic kidney disease (CKD); International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC); guidelines; action plan; questionnaire
Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; confidence intervals; statistical data analysis; health care quality indicators
Bas Calcoen, Koen Desmet, Pieter Vermeersch
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; blood coagulation test; diagnostic error; blood specimen collection
Miguel Aliste-Fernández, Gemma Sole-Enrech, Ruth Cano-Corres, Silvia Teodoro-Marin, Eugenio Berlanga-Escalera
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: high-sensitivity troponin T; interference; case report
Ivan Zeljkovic, Sven Knecht, Florian Spies, Tobias Reichlin, Beat Schaer, Stefan Osswald, Michael Kühne, Christian Sticherling
Short communications, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: atrial fibrillation; pulmonary vein isolation; high-sensitivity troponin T; repeat procedure; recurrence
Luisa Agnello, Chiara Bellia, Concetta Scazzone, Giulia Bivona, Giorgia Iacolino, Caterina Maria Gambino, Maddalena Muratore, Bruna Lo Sasso, Marcello Ciaccio
Short communications, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: troponin I; myocardial infarction; reference values; high sensitivity; 99th percentile
Valentina Vidranski, Maja Franceschi, Dražena Krilić, Tomislav Jukić, Ivan Mihaljević, Zvonko Kusić
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: colorimetry; iodine; method evaluation; urine
Chuen Wen Tan, McVin Hua Heng Cheen, Wan Hui Wong, Ian Qianhuang Wu, Brian Lee Wei Chua, Sahul Hameed Ahamedulla, Lai Heng Lee, Heng Joo Ng
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood coagulation; activated partial thromboplastin time; thrombophilia; thrombosis; venous thromboembolism
Ana Dojder, Dora Vuljanić, Valentina Špoljarić, Andrea Saračević, Lora Dukić, Jasna Leniček-Krleža, Jelena Vlašić-Tanasković, Ivana Maradin, Ana Grzunov, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urine; test strips; reporting; harmonization
Ransi Ann Abraham, Praween K. Agrawal, Rajib Acharya, Avina Sarna, Sowmya Ramesh, Robert Johnston, Arjan de Wagt, Nizamuddin Khan, Akash Porwal, Sucheta Banerjee Kurundkar, Arvind Pandey, Raghu Pullakhandam, Krishnapillai Madhavan Nair, Geeta Trilok Kumar
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: survey; preanalytical conditions; temperature; time delay; centrifugation
Sara Tartaglione, Irene Pecorella, Serena Rita Zarrillo, Teresa Granato, Valentina Viggiani, Lucia Manganaro, Cinzia Marchese, Antonio Angeloni, Emanuela Anastasi
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: pancreatic cancer; PIVKA-II; CA 19-9; CA 242; CEA
Milica Šostarić, Adriana Bokulić, Domagoj Marijančević, Ivana Zec
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: prolactin; hyperprolactinaemia; macroprolactin; polyethylene glycol
Janne Cadamuro, Giuseppe Lippi, Alexander von Meyer, Mercedes Ibarz, Edmee van Dongen, Michael Cornes, Mads Nybo, Pieter Vermeersch, Kjell Grankvist, Joao Tiago Guimaraes, Gunn B.B. Kristensen, Barbara de la Salle, Ana-Maria Simundic
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytics; standardization; survey
Janne Cadamuro, Giuseppe Lippi, Alexander von Meyer, Mercedes Ibarz, Edmee van Dongen, Michael Cornes, Mads Nybo, Pieter Vermeersch, Kjell Grankvist, Joao Tiago Guimaraes, Gunn B.B. Kristensen, Barbara de la Salle, Ana-Maria Simundic
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytics; standardization; survey
Andrea Saracevic, Lora Dukic, Ana-Maria Simundic
Original articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: haemolysis; lipemia; interferences; resistin; myeloperoxidase
Wilson Bajaña, Eduardo Aranda, Maria Elena Arredondo, Lorena Michele Brennan-Bourdon, Marise Danielle Campelo, Edgar Espinoza, Silvia Flores, Patricia Ochoa, Veronica Vega, Beatriz Varela, Gabriel Lima-Oliveira
Original articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; diagnostic errors; fasting; postprandial period; reproducibility of results
Dietmar Enko, Sieglinde Zelzer, Günter Fauler, Markus Herrmann
Original articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hepcidin-25; preanalytical phase; protein biomarker; liquid-chromatography high-resolution mass-spectrometry
Luisa Alvarez, Anna Soler, Leonor Guiñón, Aurea Mira
Short review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: balanced scorecard; clinical laboratory; management; strategic plan
Ana Bronić, Desiree Coen Herak, Sandra Margetić, Marija Milić
Review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood coagulation tests; haemostasis; standardization; harmonization; guidelines
Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Lorena Honovic, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic, Sonja Podolar, Vladimira Rimac, Anja Jokic
Review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: recommendations; post-analytical phase; clinical laboratory; harmonization; test report
Ivana Čepelak, Slavica Dodig, Ivan Pavić
Review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: atopic dermatitis; atopic diseases; filaggrin
Francois Hirsch, Ron Iphofen, Zvonimir Koporc
Research integrity corner, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: CRISPR/Cas9; genome editing; ethical review
Aceil Al-Khatib, Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva
Research integrity corner, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: autonomy; biomedical research; ethics in publishing; responsible peer review; scientific misconduct
Farrokh Habibzadeh, Parham Habibzadeh
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: ROC curve; diagnostic tests; likelihood ratio
Gian Luca Salvagno, Davide Demonte, Giuseppe Lippi
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: potassium; hyperkalemia; preanalytical variability; diagnostic errors
Marizna Barkhuizen, Mariza Hoffmann, Ekkehard WA Zöllner, Rajiv T. Erasmus, Annalise E. Zemlin
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: pseudohyponatraemia; electrolyte exclusion effect; case report; serum indices; endogenous interference
Charlotte Gils, Pernille Just Vinholt, Mads Nybo
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: activated partial thromboplastin time; haemolysis; lipemia; post-analytical errors; pre-analytical errors
Dietmar Enko, Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann, Gernot Kriegshäuser
Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cell-free nucleic acids; pre-analytical phase; quality improvement
Sten Westgard, Hassan Bayat, James O Westgard
Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Sigma metrics; Six Sigma; allowable total error
Abdurrahman Coskun, Mustafa Serteser, Ibrahim Ünsal
Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: laboratory error; normal distribution; sigma metric; Six Sigma; uniform distribution
Graziella Bonetti, Nicola Di Gaetano, Renata Paleari, Ferruccio Ceriotti
Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; serum albumin; diabetes mellitus; anticoagulants
Lourens J.P. Nonkes, Maaike K. van Gelder, Hans Kemperman, Alferso C. Abrahams, Frans T.J. Boereboom, Maarten J. ten Berg, Karin G.F. Gerritsen
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: haemodialysis; clinical chemistry tests; bicarbonates; blood specimen collection
Dora Vuljanić, Ana Dojder, Valentina Špoljarić, Andrea Saračević, Lora Dukić, Jasna Leniček-Krleža, Jelena Vlašić-Tanasković, Ivana Maradin, Ana Grzunov, Željka Vogrinc, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: verification; urine dipsticks; comparability; accuracy; repeatability
Gordana Juricic, Tina Brencic, Andrea Tesija-Kuna, Milena Njegovan, Lorena Honovic
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: calprotectin; preanalytical phase; inflammatory bowel disease; immunoassay
Tomás Barranco, Camila P Rubio, Asta Tvarijonaviciute, Mónica Rubio, Elena Damia, Elsa Lamy, Ramón Cugat, José J Cerón, Fernando Tecles, Damián Escribano
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biomarker; enzyme stability; oxidative stress; saliva; temperature
Zi-wen Zhao, Yi-wei Xu, Shu-mei Li, Jin-jian Guo, Tao Yi, Liang-long Chen
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: coronary artery disease; sLOX-1; prognosis; major adverse cardiovascular events; biomarker
Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Sofía Corral-Comesaña, Ruth Cano-Corres, María José Castro-Castro, Macarena Dastis-Arias, Dolors Dot-Bach
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: critical values limits; critical values notification; patient safety
Alessandro Trentini, Savino Spadaro, Valentina Rosta, Maria C Manfrinato, Carlo Cervellati, Francesca Dalla Corte, Stefania Hanau, Carlo A Volta, Tiziana Bellini
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: statin; fast skeletal troponin; slow skeletal troponin; muscle damage; creatine kinase
Luis García de Guadiana-Romualdo, Pablo Cerezuela-Fuentes, Ignacio Español-Morales, Patricia Esteban-Torrella, Enrique Jiménez-Santos, Ana Hernando-Holgado, María Dolores Albaladejo-Otón
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: febrile neutropenia; prognosis; Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer; procalcitonin; lipopolysaccharide binding protein
Carmen Ricós, Carmen Perich, Beatriz Boned, Elisabet González-Lao, Jorge Diaz-Garzón, Montserrat Ventura, Sandra Bullich, Zoraida Corte, Joana Minchinela, Fernando Marques, Margarita Simón, Virtudes Alvarez, José-Vicente García-Lario, Pilar Fernández-Fern
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: standardization; external quality assessment; traceability; bias
Akankwasa Gilbert, Jianhua Liu, Guixue Cheng, Changjuan An, Kabuye Deo, Abalinda Mary Gorret, Xiaosong Qin
Review, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: angiotensin converting enzyme; diabetic nephropathy; mRNA
Mario Malički, Ana Utrobičić, Ana Marušić
Research Integrity Corner, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: duplicate publication; retraction of publication; authorship; scientific misconduct; published erratum
Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical methods; confidence intervals; extra-analytical phase
Symposium abstracts, Volume 28, May, Suppl1
Symposium abstracts, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
Anita Topic, Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Ana Bronic, Marina Pavic
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cold agglutinins; preanalytical errors; red blood cell count; spurious complete blood count results
Aurélien Schrapp, François Fraissinet, Charles Hervouet, Hélène Girot, Valéry Brunel
Short Communication, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: troponin T; biotin; multiple sclerosis; preanalytical phase
Marija Zekušić, Ana Škaričić, Ksenija Fumić, Dunja Rogić, Tamara Žigman, Danijela Petković Ramadža, Nenad Vukojević, Véronique Rüfenacht, Valentina Uroić, Ivo Barić
Case Report, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ornithinemia; amino acids; tandem mass spectrometry
Milica Stevanovic, Jelena Vekic, Natasa Bogavac-Stanojevic, Jelena Janac, Zeljka Stjepanovic, Dejan Zeljkovic, Bratislav Trifunovic, Vesna Spasojevic-Kalimanovska, Aleksandra Zeljkovic
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: colorectal cancer; risk prediction; lipoprotein subclasses; lipoprotein size; cost-effectiveness
Ivo Soldo, Vanja Radisic Biljak, Branko Bakula, Maja Bakula, Ana-Maria Simundic
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: appendicitis; emergency service; white blood cell count; C-reactive protein; urinalysis
Chiara Novelli, Matteo Vidali, Bruno Brando, Benedetto Morelli, Giovanna Andreani, Marina Arini, Paola Calzoni, Roberta Giacomello, Barbara Montaruli, Emanuela Muccini, Angela Papa, Paola Pradella, Lucia Ruocco, Fosca Siviero, Filomena Gemma Viola, Mario
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: blood coagulation tests; haemolysis; preanalytical phase
Martin B. Niederle, Christian Scheuba, Alois Gessl, Shuren Li, Oskar Koperek, Christian Bieglmayer, Philipp Riss, Andreas Selberherr, Bruno Niederle
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: medullary thyroid cancer; thyroid; calcitonin; calcium gluconate; pentagastrin
Pedro Sánchez Pellicer, Ruth González Tamayo, Vicente Navarro López
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: demand management laboratory; test laboratory request; anti-thyroid antibodies; anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies; anti-thyroglobulin antibodies
Stéphane Jaisson, Nathalie Leroy, Michel Soulard, Aurore Desmons, Emmanuelle Guillard, Philippe Gillery
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diabetes; evaluation; HbA; immunoassay
Dorota Kostrzewa-Nowak, Robert Nowak
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: athletes; fatigue; flow cytometry; soccer; T-lymphocytes
Enrique Rodriguez-Borja, Africa Corchon-Peyrallo, Macarena Diaz-Gimenez, Arturo Carratala-Calvo
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: clinical decision support systems; computer physician order entry; health care costs; laboratory management; randomized controlled trials
Ana Mlinarić, Željka Vogrinc, Zrinka Drenšek
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cerebrospinal fluid; extra-ventricular drainage system; cell count; biochemistry analyses; turnaround time
Yuanyuan Ye, Wei Wang, Haijian Zhao, Falin He, Kun Zhong, Shuai Yuan, Yuxuan Du, Bingquan Chen, Zhiguo Wang
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: quality indicator; preanalytical phase; quality control; haematology; survey
Philipp Scholz, Markus Auler, Johannes Ruthard, Bent Brachvogel, Andreas R. Klatt, Thomas Streichert
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: annexin A8; antiphospholipid syndrome; antiphospholipid antibodies
Fabien Lareyre, Claudine Moratal, Elamine Zereg, Joseph Carboni, Patricia Panaïa-Ferrari, Pascale Bayer, Elixène Jean-Baptiste, Réda Hassen-Khodja, Giulia Chinetti, Juliette Raffort
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diabetes mellitus; abdominal aortic aneurysm; C-peptide; insulin resistance; fructosamine
Giovanni Introcaso, Matteo Nafi, Alice Bonomi, Camilla L’Acqua, Luca Salvi, Roberto Ceriani, Davide Carcione, Annalisa Cattaneo, Maria Teresa Sandri
Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; acute kidney injury; cardiovascular surgery; diagnostic accuracy; AKI biomarkers
Panagiotis Paliogiannis, Angelo Zinellu, Arduino A. Mangoni, Giampiero Capobianco, Salvatore Dessole, Pier Luigi Cherchi, Ciriaco Carru
Review, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: anisocytosis; RDW; pregnancy; preeclampsia; gestational diabetes
Giuseppe Lippi, Fabian Sanchis-Gomar
Review, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cardiac troponin; myocardial infarction; acute coronary syndrome; diagnostics
Ana Borovecki, Ana Mlinaric, Martina Horvat, Vesna Supak Smolcic
Research Integrity Corner, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: informed consent; ethical approval; research; laboratory medicine; ethics committees
Corrigendum, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
Xuehui Mao, Jing Shao, Bingchang Zhang, Yong Wang
Short Communications: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Sigma metrics; total allowable error; quality control; bias
Victoria Petrides, Sharon Schneider
Short Communications: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: total quality management; decision making; goals
Anne Marie Dupuy, Stéphanie Badiou, Delphine Daubin, Anne Sophie Bargnoux, Chloé Magnan, Kadda Klouche, Jean Paul Cristol
Short Communications, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; plasma; test tube; evaluation
Ashish Jain, Sanchit Jain, Neha Singh, Priyanka Aswal, Shweta Pal, Sushant Kumar Meinia, Nilotpal Chowdhury
Short Communications, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: pre-analytical error; erythrocyte indices; laboratory errors; platelet count; sample stability
Adolfo Romero, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Adolfo Romero-Arana, Carlos Ruiz-Frutos
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis; quality assessment; errors
Ebubekir Bakan, Zafer Bayraktutan, Nurcan Kilic Baygutalp, Mehmet Ali Gul, Fatma Zuhal Umudum, Nuri Bakan
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urinalysis; automated urinalysis; manual microscopy
Rania El Sharkawy, Sten Westgard, Ahmed M Awad, AbdelKarem Omneya I Ahmed, El Hadidi Iman, Ahmed Gaballah, Eman Shaheen
Original Papers: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: sigma; bias; coefficient of variation; harmonization; total allowable error
Beatriz Varela, Gonzalo Pacheco
Original Papers: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: total quality management; quality control; bias; laboratory proficiency testing/methods; clinical chemistry test
Original Papers: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: quality assessment; Sigma metrics; method decision chart; total allowable error
Xiuzhi Guo, Tianjiao Zhang, Xuehui Gao, Pengchang Li, Tingting You, Qiong Wu, Jie Wu, Fang Zhao, Liangyu Xia, Ermu Xu, Ling Qiu, Xinqi Cheng
Original Papers: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Six Sigma; proficiency testing; internal quality control; allowable total error
Yong Xia, Hao Xue, Cunliang Yan, Bowen Li, ShuQiong Zhang, Mingyang Li, Ling Ji
Original Papers: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: risk analysis; risk assessment; Six Sigma; Sigma metrics; failure mode and effects analysis
Ionas Papassotiriou, Artemissia-Phoebe Nifli
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: exercise; glucose; lactic acid; creatinine; body composition
Yufei Wang, Wei Peng, Junling Tang, Lu Dong, Chengchen Gu, Xin Zhang, Jian Zhou, Weiping Jia
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: point-of-care testing; glycated haemoglobin A1c; diabetes mellitus; evaluation studies
Bettina Kárai, Zsófia Miltényi, Lajos Gergely, Marianna Száraz-Széles, János Kappelmayer, Zsuzsanna Hevessy
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: myelodysplastic syndromes; flow cytometry; pre-analytical error
Tamara Pavić, Agata Juszczak, Edita Pape Medvidović, Carla Burrows, Mario Šekerija, Amanda J Bennett, Jadranka Ćuća Knežević, Anna L Gloyn, Gordan Lauc, Mark I McCarthy, Olga Gornik, Katharine R Owen
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: ; maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY); monogenic diabetes; prevalence study
Wei Wang, Kun Zhong, Shuai Yuan, Falin He, Yuxuan Du, Zhehui Hu, Zhiguo Wang
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: internal quality control; tumour marker; imprecision; biological variation
Ivana Rako, Ana Mlinaric, Monika Dozelencic, Gordana Fressl Juros, Dunja Rogic
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: plasma lactate; blood analysis; blood specimen collection; haemolysis; pre-analytical phase
Wytze P. Oosterhuis, Abdurrahman Coskun
Review: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: biological variation; Six Sigma; Sigma metrics; total error; number of distinct categories
Sten Westgard, Hassan Bayat, James O Westgard
Review: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Six Sigma metrics; quality control frequency; OPSpecs chart; method decision chart; Westgard rules
Review, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: allergy; IgE; component-resolved diagnosis
Sten Westgard, Hassan Bayat, James O Westgard
Editorial: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Six Sigma; Sigma metrics; quality control
Lessons in Biostatistics: Special issue on Six Sigma metrics, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: medical laboratory; Sigma metrics; Six Sigma; allowable total error
Qian Cai, Yunxian Zhou, Dagan Yang
Corrigendum, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hyperkalemia; case report; electrolytes; pseudohyperkalemia
Eva Rabing Brix Petersen, Sven Mortensen, Mads Nybo
Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: capillary blood sample; case report; pre-analytical phase; zinc
Benedetta Rampoldi, Serena Tessarolo, Paola Giubbilini, Paola Gaia, Samantha D. Corino, Sarah Mazza, Roberta Rigolini, Marco Dei Poli, Elena Vianello, Massimiliano M. Corsi Romanelli, Elena Costa
Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: acute kidney injury; neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; cardiovascular surgery; early detection; urinary biomarkers
Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: immunoassay; prozone effect; ferritin; turnaround time
Daniela Šupe-Domić, Goran Milas, Lada Stanišić, Irena Drmić Hofman, Irena Martinović Klarić
Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: salivary cortisol; reference intervals; late adolescence
Seyma Oncu, Ayse Gelal, Ozgur Aslan, Reyhan S Ucku
Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: digoxin; therapeutic drug monitoring; heart failure; electronic health records
Paula San-José, Vicente Aguadero, Granada Perea, Meritxell Estrada, Eugenio Berlanga
Case Reports, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: paraproteins; electrophoresis; lymphoma; heavy chain disease
Ivka Djakovic, Drazan Butorac, Zeljko Vucicevic, Vesna Kosec, Andrea Tesija Kuna, Liborija Lugović-Mihić
Case Reports, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Henoch-Schönlein purpura; leukocytoclastic vasculitis; pregnancy; glomerulonephritis; preeclampsia
Claudia E. Imperiali, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Lourdes Sanchez-Navarro, Macarena Dastis-Arias, Juan C. Lopez-Delgado, Anna Cortes-Bosch, Ana Sancho-Cerro, Dolors Dot-Bach
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: platelets; haematology; reference values; immature platelet fraction
Amalija Bunjevac, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Marijana Miler, Anita Horvat
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; laboratory error; urinalysis; urine sediment
Darian Volarić, Veljko Flego, Gordana Žauhar, Ljiljana Bulat-Kardum
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: pleural effusion; CA-125 antigen; carcinoembryonic antigen; neuron-specific enolase; cytokeratin 19 fragment
Gus Koerbin, Jiakai Liu, Alex Eigenstetter, Chin Hon Tan, Tony Badrick, Tze Ping Loh
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: error; moving average; bias; quality control; quality assurance
Janne Cadamuro, Cornelia Mrazek, Alexander B. Leichtle, Ulrike Kipman, Thomas K. Felder, Helmut Wiedemann, Hannes Oberkofler, Georg M. Fiedler, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: pre-analytics; centrifugation; diagnostic tests; routine
Qian Cai, Yunxian Zhou, Dangan Yang
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: pre-analytical phase; venous blood sampling; knowledge; nurses; phlebotomy
Silvia F. Benozzi, Gisela Unger, Amparo Campion, Graciela L. Pennacchiotti
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: fasting; water intake; blood sample collection; preanalytical variability; clinical chemistry tests
Mirjana Fuček, Živka Dika, Sandra Karanović, Ivana Vuković Brinar, Vedran Premužić, Jelena Kos, Ante Cvitković, Maja Mišić, Josip Samardžić, Dunja Rogić, Bojan Jelaković
Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chronic kidney disease; estimated glomerular filtration rate; predictive equation; endemic nephropathy
Editorial, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: editor; journal; scientific writing; publication
Mersiha Mahmić-Kaknjo, Josip Šimić, Karmela Krleža-Jerić
Research Integrity Corner, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: clinical trial data sharing; baseline; databases; registries; Cochrane; scandals
Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: likelihood ratio; cumulative data analysis; odds; sensitivity; specificity
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: laboratory; quality assurance; proficiency testing; resource-limited countries
Marcos Kneip Fleury, Maria Elizabeth Menezes, José Abol Correa
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: quality assurance; external assessment; proficiency testing
Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Ivana Celap, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: external quality assessment; commutability; allowable limit of performance; standardization; harmonization
Anne Stavelin, Sverre Sandberg
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: quality assurance; health care; laboratory proficiency testing; point-of-care testing; health personnel
Tony Badrick, Stephanie Gay, Euan J. McCaughey, Andrew Georgiou
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: health care quality assurance; laboratory; pathology; quality
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: haematology; laboratory proficiency testing; blood cell count
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical data analysis; methodological studies
Gunn Berit Berge Kristensen, Piet Meijer
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: external quality assessment; commutability; reference method; EQA error; between lot variation
Janne Cadamuro, Helmut Wiedemann, Thomas K. Felder, Cornelia Mrazek, Ulrike Kipman, Oberkofler Hannes, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher
Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: case report; white particulate matter; lithium-heparin tubes; separator gel
Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: case report; pre-analytical; contamination; K-EDTA
Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin
Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: anaemia; errors; posture; preanalytical variability; case report
Ana-Maria Simundic, Janne Cadamuro, Michael Cornes
Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
Michal Fedorko, Jaroslav Juracek, Michal Stanik, Marek Svoboda, Alexandr Poprach, Tomas Buchler, Dalibor Pacik, Jan Dolezel, Ondrej Slaby
Short communication, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: renal cell carcinoma; urine microRNAs; let-7; diagnostic biomarker
Tomas Salek, Ivan Andel, Irena Kurfurstova
Case Report, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urolithiasis; acidosis; renal tubular acidosis; topiramate; glomerular filtration rate
Giuseppe Lippi, Ana-Maria Simundic, Giacomo Musile, Elisa Danese, Gianluca Salvagno, Franco Tagliaro
Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: laboratory testing; diagnostics; alcohol; errors; pre-analytical phase
Simaporn Prommetta, Kanokwan Sanchaisuriya, Goonnapa Fucharoen, Supawadee Yamsri, Attawut Chaiboonroeng, Supan Fucharoen
Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: laboratory proficiency testing; thalassemia; quality control
Aurore Desmons, Stéphane Jaisson, Nathalie Leroy, Philippe Gillery, Emmanuelle Guillard
Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: carbamylated haemoglobin; labile glycated haemoglobin; HbA; analytical interference
Wim Coucke, Mohamed Rida Soumali
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: external quality assessment; statistics; Q-score; Z-score
Yesim Ozarda, Kiyoshi Ichihara, Ebubekir Bakan, Harun Polat, Nurinnisa Ozturk, Nurcan K. Baygutalp, Fatma Taneli, Yesim Guvenc, Murat Ormen, Zubeyde Erbayraktar, Nurten Aksoy, Hatice Sezen, Meltem Demir, Gulcin Eskandari, Gurbuz Polat, Nuriye Mete, Hatice
Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: multicentre study; reference intervals; complete blood count; haematology; Turkey
Esther Fernández-Grande, Carolina Valera-Rodriguez, Luis Sáenz-Mateos, Amparo Sastre-Gómez, Pilar García-Chico, Teodoro J. Palomino-Muñoz
Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: autoverification; reference change value; turnaround time; physician satisfaction
Özlem Ç. Madenci, Asuman Orçun, Zeynep Yildiz, Rana Sirmali, Nazan Tunçbilek, Nihal Yücel, Yusuf Temel, Aycan Bölük
Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: vitamin D; method comparison; standardization; 25-Hydroxyvitamin D
Antonija Perovic, Nora Nikolac, Marina Njire Braticevic, Ana Milcic, Sandra Sobocanec, Tihomir Balog, Sanja Dabelic, Jerka Dumic
Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: diving; preanalytical phase; blood cell count; evaluation
Juliette Raffort, Fabien Lareyre, Damien Massalou, Patrick Fénichel, Patricia Panaïa-Ferrari, Giulia Chinetti
Review, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: glicentin; proglucagon; glucagon-like peptide; oxyntomodulin; enteroendocrine cells
Review, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: thyroid tests; acute illness; guidelines
Anne Stavelin, Xavier Albe, Piet Meijer, Erika Sarkany, Finlay MacKenzie
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: laboratory proficiency testing; quality assessment; laboratory medicine
Esther Fernández-Grande, Carolina Varela-Rodriguez, Luis Sáenz-Mateos, Amparo Sastre-Gómez, Pilar García-Chico, Teodoro J. Palomino-Muñoz
Corrigendum, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
Lorraine E. Ferris, Margaret A Winker
Erratum, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
Elisa Danese, Gian Luca Salvagno, Alessandra Guzzo, Samuele Scurati, Cristiano Fava, Giuseppe Lippi
Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: urinary free cortisol; ion suppression; pre-analytical phase; piperacillin; mass spectrometry
Enrique Rodríguez–Borja, Africa Corchon–Peyrallo, Gerardo Aguilar–Aguilar, Arturo Carratala–Calvo
Short Communications, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cost-effectiveness; preoperative care; patient safety; routine diagnostic tests
Graziella Bonetti, Mariarosa Carta
Short Communications, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diabetes; glucose; acidification; pre-analytical phase
Ivana Markovic, Zeljko Debeljak, Bojana Bosnjak, Maja Marijanovic
Case Reports, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia; immunoassay; functional serotonin release assay; cross-reaction; monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
Britta Noebauer, Lejla Ramic, Andrea Konstantin, Christina Zachbauer, Elisa Einwallner
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: calprotectin; faeces; particle-enhanced turbidimetric immunoassay (PETIA); inflammatory bowel disease
Luisa Agnello, Chiara Bellia, Bruna Lo Sasso, Alessia Pivetti, Maddalena Muratore, Concetta Scazzone, Giulia Bivona, Giuseppe Lippi, Marcello Ciaccio
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: galectin-3; blood donors; heart failure; reference values; upper reference limit (URL)
Yasemin Ustundağ, Kağan Huysal
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: blood ethanol; measurement uncertainty; driving accidents
Yang Fei, Haijian Zhao, Wei Wang, Falin He, Kun Zhong, Shuai Yuan, Zhiguo Wang
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: critical value; quality indicators; extra-analytical phase
Fatma Demet Arslan, Inanc Karakoyun, Banu Isbilen Basok, Merve Zeytinli Aksit, Anil Baysoy, Yasemin Kilic Ozturk, Yusuf Adnan Guclu, Can Duman
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: serum; plasma; blood analysis; blood specimen collection; evaluation
Franz Ratzinger, Tanja Panic, Helmuth Haslacher, Thomas Perkmann, Klaus G. Schmetterer, Sabine Belik, Georg Maenner, Ingrid Pabinger, Peter Quehenberger
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: blood coagulation; blood coagulation tests; lupus coagulation inhibitor; partial thromboplastin time
Peifeng Ke, Jiawei Liu, Yan Chao, Xiaobin Wu, Yujuan Xiong, Li Lin, Zemin Wan, Xinzhong Wu, Jianhua Xu, Junhua Zhuang, Xianzhang Huang
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: haemoglobin A; thalassemia; capillary electrophoresis (CE); haemoglobin A
Jean-Baptiste Oudart, Laure Zucchini, François-Xavier Maquart, Xavier Dubernard, Marc Labrousse, Géraldine Fiabane, Alexandra Quedreux, Fabien Litre, Laurent Ramont
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cerebrospinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid leakage; cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea; ELISA; Tau protein
Judith Ryberg-Nørholt, Henrik Frederiksen, Mads Nybo
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: anaemia; haematology; haemoglobins; reference values
Alessandro De Stefano, Liliana Mannucci, Renato Massoud, Sergio Bernardini, Claudio Cortese
Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: Lp-PLA; assay validation; cardiovascular disease; Darapladib; reference intervals
Engy Shokry, Nelson Roberto Antoniosi Filho
Review, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cerumen; laboratory diagnosis; metabolomics; proteomics; genomics
Ivana Ćelap, Ines Vukasović, Gordana Juričić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Review, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: measurement uncertainty; recommendations; harmonization; analytical phase
Davide Ferrari, Giovanni Lombardi, Giuseppe Banfi
Review, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: vitamin D; biological variability; analytical variability; standardization; DEQAS
Ana Mlinarić, Martina Horvat, Vesna Šupak Smolčić
Research Integrity Corner, Volume 27, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: negative results; publication bias; research integrity; medical journals
Jadranka Stojanovski, Ana Marušić
Research integrity corner: Special issue on predatory journals, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: predatory journals; open access; small scientific communities
Christine Laine, Margaret A. Winker
Research integrity corner: Special issue on predatory journals, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
Lorraine E. Ferris, Margaret A Winker
Research integrity corner: Special issue on predatory journals, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: predatory journals; publication ethics; medical publishing
Research integrity corner: Special issue on predatory journals, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: scholarly publishing; open access; journals; predatory publishers; research
Farrokh Habibzadeh, Ana-Maria Simundic
Research integrity corner: Special issue on predatory journals, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
Ivana Šolić, Ana Stipčić, Ivančica Pavličević, Ana Marušić
Research integrity corner, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: access to information; awareness; patient participation; clinical trials; registries
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: analysis of variance; biostatistics; measurement comparisons
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Short Communication, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: celiac disease; quality indicators; clinical laboratory services; benchmarking
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: external quality assurance; metrological comparability; harmonization
Luis Alfredo Bautista Balbás, Marta Segovia Amaro, Rubén Gómez Rioja, María José Alcaide Martín, Antonio Buńo Soto
Short Communication, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: specimen handling; potassium; electrolyte
Dietmar Enko, Harald Mangge, Andreas Münch, Tobias Niedrist, Elisabeth Mahla, Helfried Metzler, Florian Prüller
Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: platelets; platelet aggregation; platelet function tests; clinical laboratory services; preanalytical phase
Ana Bronić, Desiree Coen Herak, Sandra Margetić, Marija Milić
Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: survey; haemostasis; blood coagulation tests
Stefanie Neubig, Anne Grotevendt, Anders Kallner, Matthias Nauck, Astrid Petersmann
Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: clinical chemistry tests; humans; reproducibility of results; analytical quality; quality control
Barbara De la Salle, Piet Meijer, Annette Thomas, Ana-Maria Simundic
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Editorial, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
Cristiano Ialongo, Sergio Bernardini
Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: phlebotomy; preanalytical phase; statistical data analysis; methods
Vanja Radišić Biljak, Lorena Honović, Jasminka Matica, Branka Krešić, Sanela Šimić Vojak
Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chronic kidney disease (CKD); recommendations; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR); albuminuria; proteinuria
Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Adrijana Dorotic, Ana Grzunov
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: post-analytical phase; standardization; external quality assessment; questionnaire
Marko Lucijanic, Marko Skelin, Tomo Lucijanic
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: statistics; clinical trial; survival analysis; primary myelofibrosis; software
Nora Nikolac, Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Ana-Maria Simundic
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; external quality assessment; laboratory error
Merica Aralica, Jasna Lenicek Krleza
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: sweat testing; external quality assessment; survey
Xiaoyan Zhang, Wei Wang, Falin He, Kun Zhong, Shuai Yuan, Zhiguo Wang
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: maternal serum screening tests; proficiency testing; pregnancy trimester
Stephen Munene, Jackson Songok, Dennis Munene, Jane Carter
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: external quality assessment; accreditation; proficiency testing
Symposium abstracts, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
Cristiano Ialongo, Sergio Bernardini
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: turnaround time; statistical data analysis; quality control; healthcare quality indicator; postanalytical phase
Lora Dukic, Anja Jokic, Josipa Kules, Daria Pasalic
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: survey; education; preanalytical phase
Ramona C. Dolscheid-Pommerich, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Rupert Conrad, Birgit Stoffel-Wagner, Berndt Zur
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: urinalysis; automation; analytical sample preparation methods; flow cytometry; specimen handling
Suleyman Demir, Nergiz Zorbozan, Elif Basak
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: unnecessary repeated cholesterol test; cholesterol retest interval; reference change value; laboratory costs; preanalytical phase; test requesting
Graziella Bonetti, Mariarosa Carta, Martina Montagnana, Claudia Lo Cascio, Anna Rita Bonfigli, Andrea Mosca, Roberto Testa
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: glucose; pre-analytical phase; sodium fluoride; citrate acidification; stability
Enrique Rodriguez-Borja, Celia Villalba-Martinez, Esther Barba-Serrano, Arturo Carratala-Calvo
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: quality indicators; health care; extra-analytical phase; total quality management; clinical laboratory information systems
Serap Çuhadar, Mehmet Köseoğlu, Yasemin Çinpolat, Güler Buğdaycı, Murat Usta, Tuna Semerci
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: assay interference; glucose interference; preanalytical phase; creatinine; Jaffe kinetic assay; thyroid function tests
Review, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: multicenter study; common reference intervals; reference values; clinical decision limits; genetic information
Dragana Segulja, Danica Matisic, Lorena Honovic, Josip Batinic, Dunja Rogic
Case Report, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: HbE; haemoglobinopathies; capillary zone electrophoresis
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Matteo Gelati, Antonella Bassi, Alberto Contro, Francesca Pizzolo, Gian Cesare Guidi
Case Report, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; blood specimen collection; contrast media; gels; phlebotomy
Ingrid Revet, Lianne SM Boesten, Jan Linthorst, Elif Yildiz, Johannes W Janssen, Yolanda B de Rijke, Arjan Albersen
Case Report, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: FT4; thyroid function test; diagnostic errors; interference; immunoassay
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Maria Leiva-Salinas, Patricia Esteban, Miguel Ahumada, Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Short communication, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory; pre-analytical phase; primary care; quality indicators; test request
Péter Kustán, Balázs Szirmay, Zoltán Horváth-Szalai, Andrea Ludány, Ágnes Lakatos, Diána Mühl, Per Hjort Christensen, Attila Miseta, Gábor L. Kovács, Tamás Kőszegi
Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: orosomucoid; urine; particle-enhanced turbidimetry; inflammation; biomarker
Daniela Šupe-Domić, Goran Milas, Irena Drmić Hofman, Lada Rumora, Irena Martinović Klarić
Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: psychological stress; cortisol; adolescence
Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Zeljka Vogrinc, Irena Kocijan, Jelena Culej, Merica Aralica, Anja Jokic, Dragana Antoncic, Marija Bozovic
Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: extravascular body fluids; cerebrospinal fluid; serous fluids; survey; harmonization
Andrea Tešija Kuna, Lovorka Đerek, Ana Kozmar, Vedrana Drvar
Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: autoimmune diseases; autoantibodies; survey
Ebubekir Bakan, Nurinnisa Ozturk, Nurcan Kilic Baygutalp, Elif Polat, Kadriye Akpinar, Emrullah Dorman, Harun Polat, Nuri Bakan
Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: auto-analysis; microscopy; urinalysis
Xiaobin Wu, Yan Chao, Zemin Wan, Yunxiu Wang, Yan Ma, Peifeng Ke, Xinzhong Wu, Jianhua Xu, Junhua Zhuang, Xianzhang Huang
Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: Haemoglobin A; capillary electrophoresis (CE); high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); affinity chromatography; immunoassay
Katarzyna Bergmann, Grazyna Sypniewska
Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: glycated haemoglobin; diabetes; sample storage; high performance liquid chromatography; preanalytical phase
Review, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hepcidin; kidney transplantation; post-transplant anemia; iron homeostasis
Tine Lindberg Seemann, Mads Nybo
Original papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: observation; phlebotomy; preanalytical phase; quality control
Lora Dukić, Lara Milevoj Kopčinović, Adrijana Dorotić, Ivana Baršić
Review, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: blood gas analysis; error; guideline; standardization
Karmela Krleža-Jerić, Mirko Gabelica, Rita Banzi, Marina Krnić Martinić, Bibiana Pulido, Mersiha Mahmić-Kaknjo, Ludovic Reveiz, Josip Šimić, Ana Utrobičić, Irena Hrgović
Research Integrity Corner, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: clinical trial data sharing; research integrity; IMPACT Observatory
Farrokh Habibzadeh, Parham Habibzadeh, Mahboobeh Yadollahie
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 26, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ROC curve; diagnostic tests; sensitivity; specificity; prevalence
Saša Anžej Doma, Andreas Hillarp, Tadej Pajič, Dušan Andoljšek, Peter Černelč, Irena Preldžnik Zupan
Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: inhibitor; autoantibody; blood coagulation factor; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Philipp Scholz, Markus Auler, Bent Brachvogel, Thomas Benzing, Peter Mallman, Thomas Streichert, Andreas R. Klatt
Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: annexin; anti-phospholipid syndrome; anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome; seronegative anti-phospholipid syndrome; recurrent miscarriage
Gianluca Caridi, Elif Yilmaz Gulec, Monica Campagnoli, Francesca Lugani, Hasan Onal, Duzgun Kilic, Monica Galliano, Lorenzo Minchiotti
Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: congenital analbuminemia; DNA mutational analysis; single base deletion; frame-shift
Janice Milliere, Daryl Corriveau, Malvinder S. Parmar
Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: assay interference; Citra-Lock; hypernatremia; pseudohypernatremia; dialysis catheter
Damien Denimal, Louise Ménégaut, Cédric Rossi, Laurence Duvillard, David Masson
Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hyperferritinemia; hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; hyperferritinemic syndrome
Sandra Margetić, Ivana Ćelap, Lora Dukić, Ines Vukasović, Lucija Virović-Jukić
Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: prothrombin time; interference; M-protein; monoclonal gammopathy; thrombin time
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Maria Leiva-Salinas, Rosa Lillo, Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Short communication, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: medical laboratory personnel; quality indicators; health care
Valéry Brunel, Agnčs Lahary, Abdeslam Chagraoui, Christian Thuillez
Short communication, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: glycated haemoglobin; haemoglobin J-Baltimore; capillary electrophoresis
Tze Ping Loh, Xiong Chang Lim, Karize Kieu, Haressh Sajiir, Siew Fong Neo, Wan Ling Cheng, Sunil Kumar Sethi
Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: cardiovascular diseases; troponin; immunoassay; clinical chemistry
Merve Kaymak Ekşioğlu, Özlem Çakır Madenci, Nihal Yücel, Abdullah Elçi, Bülent Turhan, Gani Orhan, Asuman Orçun
Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urinalysis; preservation; sample preparation
Ebubekir Bakan, Harun Polat, Yesim Ozarda, Nurinnisa Ozturk, Nurcan Kilic Baygutalp, Fatma Zuhal Umudum, Nuri Bakan
Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: reference intervals; direct method; indirect method; Bhattacharya method; regional differences
Güzin Aykal, Ayşenur Yegin, Özgür Tekeli, Necat Yilmaz
Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: point-of-care testing (POCT); quality management program for glucometers; high-volume clinical setting; ISO 15197
Lucius C Imoh, Mubanga Mutale, Christopher T Parker, Rajiv T Erasmus, Annalise E Zemlin
Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: turnaround time; laboratory audit; quality indicator; continual improvement; CSF chemistry
Yasemin Ustundag Budak, Murat Polat, Kagan Huysal
Review, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: platelets; acute appendicitis; acute cholecystitis; acute mesenteric ischemia; platelet indices
Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: authorship; journal software system; editorial policy
Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: authors names; research authorship; indexing
Cristiano Ialongo, Sergio Bernardini
Review, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: phlebotomy; venipuncture; laboratory testing; preanalytical phase; preanalytical variability; patient safety; evidence based medicine
Armen Yuri Gasparyan, Marlen Yessirkepov, Alexey N. Gerasimov, Elena I. Kostyukova, George D. Kitas
Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: authorship; author names; science communication; identity; editorial policies
Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: author surname; editorial diversity; research integrity
Review Article, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical data analysis; statistical data interpretation
Vesna Supak-Smolcic, Ana-Maria Simundic, George David Lundberg
Editorial, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: authorship; publication; authors identity; editorial policy
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Maria Leiva-Salinas, Javier Lugo, Francisco J Pomares, Alberto Asencio, Miguel Ahumada, Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: type 2 diabetes; HbA1c; diagnosis; preanalytical phase; test request appropriateness; costs; cost analysis
Gian Paolo Caviglia, Luca Cabianca, Sharmila Fagoonee, Fabrizio M. Gili
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biomarker; colorectal cancer; occult blood; M2-type pyruvate kinase; screening
Markéta Škereňová, Veronika Mikulová, Otakar Čapoun, Tomáš Zima
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: lab-on-a-chip devices; capillary electrophoresis; multiplex PCR; circulating tumour cells; Agilent DNA 1000 kit
Symposium abstracts, Volume 25, September, Suppl1
Symposium abstracts, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
Yasemin U Budak, Kağan Huysal, Hakan Demirci
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: natriuretic peptide; brain; heart failure; platelet; mean platelet volume
Michael C. Motal, Daniel A. Klaus, Diana Lebherz-Eichinger, Bianca Tudor, Thomas Hamp, Marion Wiegele, Rudolf Seemann, Claus G. Krenn, Georg A. Roth
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: adipocytokine; inflammation; vaspin; CRP; intensive care
Irena Vrecar, Borut Peterlin, Natasa Teran, Luca Lovrecic
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Direct-to-consumer genetic testing; DTC; ethics in genetics; legislation
Vanja Radišić Biljak, Lorena Honović, Jasminka Matica, Branka Knežević, Sanela Šimić Vojak
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: survey; chronic kidney disease; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR); albuminuria; proteinuria; creatinine; harmonization
Giuseppe Lippi, Patrizia Bonelli, Laura Bonfanti, Gianfranco Crevellin
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; hemolysis; blood specimen collection; catheter; emergency department
Davide Giavarina, Mariarosa Carta
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: CD14 Antigen; presepsin; reference values; male; female; Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute
Fatma Emel Kocak, Ozben Ozden Isiklar, Havva Kocak, Ayfer Meral
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; ethanol; stability; storage temperature
Matthew S. Thiese, Zachary C. Arnold, Skyler D. Walker
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: a priori; analytical plan; statistical methods; disclosure; transparency; biostatistics
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Ana Santo-Quiles, Mercedes Gutierrez, Javier Lugo, Rosa Lillo, Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Preanalytical phase; errors in laboratory medicine; balanced scorecard; patient safety
Philippe B. Katchunga, Patrick N. Mirindi, Antoine S. Kishabongo, Justin C. Cikomola, Socrate Bwanamdogo, Jan Philippé, Marijn M. Speeckaert, Joris R. Delanghe
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: fasting glucose concentration; fructosamine; hemoglobin A1c protein; nails; sub-Saharan Africa; diabetes mellitus
Vendula Bartáková, Denisa Malúšková, Jan Mužík, Jana Bělobrádková, Kateřina Kaňková
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: gestational diabetes; oral glucose tolerance test; postpartum period; glucose intolerance; diagnosis
Biljana Pejović, Jelena Erić-Marinković, Marija Pejović, Jelena Kotur-Stevuljević, Amira Peco-Antić
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; acute kidney injury; premature neonates; biomarker
Tijl Vermassen, Charles Van Praet, Filip Poelaert, Nicolaas Lumen, Karel Decaestecker, Piet Hoebeke, Simon Van Belle, Sylvie Rottey, Joris Delanghe
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diagnostic marker; prostatitis; urinary asparagine-linked glycosylation
Fatma Emel Kocak, Bahadir Ozturk, Ozben Ozden Isiklar, Ozlem Genc, Ali Unlu, Irfan Altuntas
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D; chromatography; immunoassay; methods; tandem mass spectrometry
Matteo Vidali, Enrica Verzotti, Nicole Cabraz, Francesca Santi, Alessia Puma, Giorgio Bellomo, Alessandro Lupi, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Carlo Avanzi
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: troponin I; acute coronary syndrome; emergency service; hospital; chest pain
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diabetes mellitus; hemoglobin A1c protein; human; chromatography; high pressure liquid chromatography
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Joaquín Uris, Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: primary care; laboratory proficiency testing; clinical laboratory services; test requesting; preanalytical phase
Dragana Milutinović, Ilija Andrijević, Milijana Ličina, Ljiljana Andrijević
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hemolysis; patient safety; phlebotomy; medical staff; questionnaire; preanalytical phase
Adrijana Dorotić, Dragana Antončić, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Dara Nedić, Andjelo Beletić
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hemolysis; nurses; survey; preanalytical phase
Kristina Dukic, Matea Zoric, Petra Pozaic, Jelena Starcic, Marija Culjak, Andrea Saracevic, Marijana Miler
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: survey; compliance; laboratory technician; universal safety measures; total quality management; clinical laboratory services
Zeliha Gunnur Dikmen, Asli Pinar, Filiz Akbiyik
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory services; total quality management; patient safety; preanalytical phase; preanalytical error
Angeles Giménez-Marín, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Ana M. García-Raja, Rafael Venta-Obaya, Margarita Fusté-Ventosa, Inmaculada Caballé-Martín, Alfonso Benítez-Estevez, Ana I. Quinteiro-García, José Luis Bedini, Antonio León-Justel, Montserrat Torra-Puig
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: patient safety; clinical laboratory services; questionnaires; cross-sectional studies; public hospital; universal safety measures; total quality management
Jasenka Trifunović, Larisa Miller, Željko Debeljak, Vesna Horvat
Review, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: autoimmune diseases; inflammatory diseases; interleukin 10; neoplasms; polymorphisms; genetic
William P. Tormey, Christopher O’Hagan
Review Article, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: glucose; proteins; cerebrospinal fluid; tuberculosis; safety; accreditation
Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Adrijana Dorotic, Ana Grzunov, Miljenka Maradin
Review Article, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: recommendations; capillary blood; blood specimen collection; standardization; preanalytical phase
Vesna Šupak-Smolčić, Ana Mlinarić, Dragana Antončić, Martina Horvat, Jelena Omazić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Research integrity corner, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: authorship; acknowledgement; research integrity; editorial practice
Vesna Supak-Smolcic, Ana-Maria Simundic
Research integrity corner, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: authorship; contribution; editorial policy; publication; research integrity
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: reference interval; resampling method; Microsoft Excel; bootstrap method; biostatistics
Valentina Vidranski, Renata Laskaj, Dubravka Sikiric, Visnja Skerk
Case Report, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood platelets; thrombocytopenia; EDTA; urinary infection
Barbka Repic Lampret, Simona Murko, Marusa Debeljak, Mojca Zerjav Tansek, Petja Fister, Tadej Battelino
Case Report, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: SCAD deficiency; short chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency; screening; acylcarnitine; polymorphism; genetic
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Giorgio Brocco, Gian Cesare Guidi
Case Report, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory techniques; patient safety; laboratory variability; reference standards; quality control; parathyroid hormone
Stanislava Petrovic, Natasa Bogavac-Stanojevic, Dragana Lakic, Amira Peco-Antic, Irena Vulicevic, Ivana Ivanisevic, Jelena Kotur-Stevuljevic, Zorana Jelic-Ivanovic
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: acute kidney injury; cardiac surgery; children; biomarkers; cost effectiveness analysis
Diana Lebherz-Eichinger, Remy Schwarzer, Michael C. Motal, Daniel A. Klaus, Andreas Mangold, Hendrik J. Ankersmit, Gabriela A. Berlakovich, Claus G. Krenn, Georg A. Roth
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: antibodies; immunoglobulins; liver failure; liver transplantation; artificial liver support system; molecular adsorbent recirculating system
Jelena Joksic, Miron Sopic, Vesna Spasojevic-Kalimanovska, Dimitra Kalimanovska-Ostric, Kristina Andjelkovic, Zorana Jelic-Ivanovic
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: resistin; human; gene expression; coronary artery disease; acute coronary syndrome
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, María Leiva-Salinas, Miguel Ahumada, Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory services; utilization; vitamin D; communication; education
Patricija Bankovic Radovanovic, Marija Kocijancic
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; oral glucose tolerance test; survey; patient education; gestational diabetes
Ewa Stępień, Krzysztof Gruszczyński, Przemysław Kapusta, Artur Kowalik, Iwona Wybrańska
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: cell-derived microparticles; blood coagulation tests; centrifugation; preanalytical phase
Johanna Pedroza-Díaz, Sarah Röthlisberger
Review, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
Yang Fei, Rong Zeng, Wei Wang, Falin He, Kun Zhong, Zhiguo Wang
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: quality indicators; quality control; clinical laboratory services
Dietmar Enko, Gernot Kriegshäuser, Robert Stolba, Elfriede Worf, Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: vitamin D; immunoassays; liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry; reference standards; quality improvement
Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Jasenka Trifunović, Tihana Pavosevic, Nora Nikolac
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: critical results; laboratory testing; quality indicators; survey; post-analytical phase
Lazaro Alessandro Soares Nunes, Sayeeda Mussavira, Omana Sukumaran Bindhu
Review Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: saliva; non-invasive; biological markers; drug monitoring; oral health
Alja Videtic Paska, Petra Hudler
Review Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: biomarkers; CpG islands; DNA methylation; molecular diagnostics; epigenetics
Review Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: altmetrics; article-level metrics; citation; social media
Review Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Bland-Altman; agreement analysis; laboratory research; method comparison; correlation of data
Research integrity corner, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: instructions to authors; publication ethics; publication standards; open access; OA; research integrity
Goce Dimeski, Kendra Bassett, Nigel Brown
Case report, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: turbidimetry; IgM; paraprotein; interference
Dorota Kostrzewa-Nowak, Robert Nowak, Zbigniew Jastrzębski, Aleksandra Zarębska, Marta Bichowska, Izabela Drobnik-Kozakiewicz, Łukasz Radzimiński, Agata Leońska-Duniec, Krzysztof Ficek, Paweł Cięszczyk
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: body composition; physical fitness; overweight; women
Symposium abstracts, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
Joris Delanghe, Marijn Speeckaert
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: flow cytometry; preservatives; sample preparation; urinalysis
Giuseppe Lippi, Massimo Daves, Camilla Mattiuzzi
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: errors; analytical interference; contrast media; contrast agents; gadolinium
Editorial, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: principle-based ethics; health care ethics; codes of ethics; editorial policies
Fabian Sanchis-Gomar, Giuseppe Lippi
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biomarkers; training; plasma volume; metabolism; cellular damage
Editorial, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: lipemia interference; laboratory error; preanalytical phase; interference testing; biological variation
Editorial, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
Gabriella De Carli, Dominique Abiteboul, Vincenzo Puro
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: occupational exposure; needlestick injuries; bloodborne pathogens; accident prevention; laboratories
Şerif Ercan, Mustafa Çalışkan, Erhan Koptur
Case report, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: complete blood count; cold agglutinin; hematocrit; hemoglobin; interference
Ozgur Aydin, Hamit Yasar Ellidag, Esin Eren, Fatma Kurtulus, Aylin Yaman, Necat Yılmaz
Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ischemia-modified albumin; multiple sclerosis; oxidative stress
Aysenur Atay, Leyla Demir, Serap Cuhadar, Gulcan Saglam, Hulya Unal, Saliha Aksun, Banu Arslan, Asuman Ozkan, Recep Sutcu
Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical error; quality indicator; specimen rejection
Ines Potočnjak, Goran Tešović, Andrea Tešija Kuna, Mario Štefanović, Orjena Žaja
Case report, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cytomegalovirus infections; congenital; alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency; ganciclovir
Marija Kocijancic, Jelena Cargonja, Alma Delic-Knezevic
Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; blood specimen collection; serum; test tube; evaluation
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Gian Luca Salvagno, Elisa Danese, Giorgio Brocco, Gian Cesare Guidi, Giuseppe Lippi
Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: contamination; EDTA; patient safety; preanalytical variability; total quality management; preanalytical phase
Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: capillaries; blood specimen collection; standardisation; diagnostic techniques and procedures
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Gian Luca Salvagno, Giuseppe Lippi, Elisa Danese, Matteo Gelati, Martina Montagnana, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diagnostic errors; fasting; postprandial period; reference values; reproducibility of results.
Peter Vrtačnik, Barbara Ostanek, Simona Mencej-Bedrač, Janja Marc
Review, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: estrogen signaling; extragonadal synthesis; epigenetic mechanisms; miRNA; DNA methylation
Vesna Šupak Smolčić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Research integrity corner, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: editorial policies; guidelines; peer review; publication ethics
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: computer graphics; data analysis; visual display; biostatistics
Raffick A.R. Bowen, Alan T. Remaley
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: blood collection devices; blood collection sample tube; clinical assays; clinical chemistry; interference; pre-analytical; surfactant
Andjelo Beletic, Aleksandra Dudvarski-Ilic, Branislava Milenkovic, Ljudmila Nagorni-Obradovic, Mila Ljujic, Valentina Djordjevic, Dusko Mirkovic, Dragica Radojkovic, Nada Majkic-Singh
Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency; diagnostic techniques and procedures; pulmonary disease; chronic obstructive
Lora Dukić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: survey; blood gas analysis; blood specimen collection
Dražan Butorac, Ivana Ćelap, Sanja Kačkov, Vera Robić, Tomislav Miletić, Zlata Flegar Meštrić, Andrea Hulina, Krunoslav Kuna, Tihana Žanić Grubišić, Marija Grdić Rajković
Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: paraoxonase 1; postmenopausal women; phenotype; lipids
Stanislava Petrovic, Natasa Bogavac-Stanojevic, Jelena Kotur-Stevuljevic, Amira Peco-Antic, Ivana Ivanisevic, Jasmina Ivanisevic, Dusan Paripovic, Zorana Jelic-Ivanovic
Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: oxidative stress; inflammation; acute kidney injury
Xi Zhang, Goce Dimeski, Chamindie Punyadeera
Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: plasminogen activator inhibitor 1; saliva; immunoassay; cardiovascular diseases; analytical validation
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: influence factors; interference factors; preanalytical factors; amylase in urine; haemolytic samples; anticoagulants; blood collection tubes; centrifugation
Angeles Giménez-Marín, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Maria del Mar Pérez-Hidalgo, Pedro Molina-Mendoza
Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: total quality management; quality indicators; health care; laboratories; patient safety
Antonija Perovic, Adriana Unic, Jerka Dumic
Review, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: diving; oxidative stress; sirtuins; cardiovascular system
Review, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory services; utilization; utilization review
Research integrity corner, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: accountability; retraction of publication as topic; scientific misconduct
Ana Marušić, Mario Malički, Erik von Elm, for The Esteve Foundation Discussion Group Participants in the Discussion Group:
Research integrity corner, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: editorial policies; periodicals as topic; peer review; authorship; conflict of interest
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: study design; epidemiology; observational study; randomized trials; study strengths and weaknesses
Research integrity corner, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: medical writer; ghostwriter; authorship; ethics in publishing; acknowledgement
Fethullah Gerin, Dilber Coban Ramazan, Ozgur Baykan, Onder Sirikci, Goncagul Haklar
Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: separator gel; preanalytical phase; blood collection tube; floating gel; hyperproteinemia
Matteo Vidali, Vincenza Bianchi, Marco Bagnati, Nadia Atzeni, Andrea Marco Bianchi, Giorgio Bellomo
Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: carbohydrate-deficient transferrin; alcoholism; drug therapy; combination; false negative reactions
Kritsada Singha, Goonnapa Fucharoen, Supan Fucharoen
Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hemoglobin Grey Lynn; α-thalassemia; hemoglobinopathies
Silvia Izquierdo Álvarez, Eva Barrio Ollero, Francisco Miguel Llinares Sanjuan, Fabiola Lorente Martínez, María Teresa Calvo Martín
Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: thrombosis; prothrombin; deep vein thrombosis; 20209C>T mutation homozygosis
Gianluca Caridi, Monica Dagnino, Omer Erdeve, Marco Di Duca, Duran Yildiz, Serdar Alan, Begum Atasay, Saadet Arsan, Monica Campagnoli, Monica Galliano, Lorenzo Minchiotti
Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: human serum albumin; albumin gene; congenital analbuminemia; DNA and cDNA sequence analysis; splicing mutation
Lora Dukić, Ana-Maria Šimundić, Davorin Malogorski
Original papers, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: therapeutic drug monitoring; digoxin; evaluation; specimen collection; serum; plasma
Meltem Kilercik, Abdurrahman Coskun, Mustafa Serteser, Deniz Inan, Ibrahim Unsal
Original papers, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: ADAMTS13; variation analysis; individuality; thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; von Willebrand factor
Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Jelena Culej
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: pleural effusion; peritoneal effusion; pericardial effusion
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: regression analysis; logistic regression; odds ratio; variable selection
Gunn B.B. Kristensen, Kristin Moberg Aakre, Ann Helen Kristoffersen, Sverre Sandberg
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: quality assurance; health care; pre-analytical; quality indicators; health care; external quality assessment
Mario Plebani, Laura Sciacovelli, Ada Aita, Maria Laura Chiozza
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: harmonization; pre-analytical-phase; quality indicators; patient safety; clinical laboratories
Symposium abstracts, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
Symposium abstracts, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
Symposium abstracts, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
Nataša Bogavac-Stanojević, Violeta Dopsaj, Zorana Jelić-Ivanović, Dragana Lakić, Dragan Vasić, Guenka Petrova
Original papers, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cost-effectiveness analysis; D dimer; deep vein thrombosis; pre-test probability score
Pilar Fernandez-Calle, Sandra Pelaz, Paloma Oliver, Maria Jose Alcaide, Ruben Gomez-Rioja, Antonio Buno, Jose Manuel Iturzaeta
Original papers, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biological variation; ISO 15189; interchangeability of results; Dimension Vista
Giuseppe Lippi, Camilla Mattiuzzi, Ivan Comelli, Gianfranco Cervellin
Original papers, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: myocardial infarction; ischemic heart disease; glycogen phosphorylase isoenzyme BB; GPBB
Serap Cuhadar, Mehmet Koseoglu, Aysenur Atay, Ahmet Dirican
Original papers, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; serum; stability; storage; temperature
Marijana Vučić Lovrenčić, Lorena Honović, Saša Kralik, Jasminka Matica, Manja Prašek, Edita Pape-Medvidović, Marina Ivanišević, Josip Đelmiš
Editorial, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: gestational diabetes; IADPSG criteria; clinical laboratory techniques
Giuseppe Lippi, Paola Avanzini, Roberta Musa, Franca Sandei, Rosalia Aloe, Gianfranco Cervellin
Original papers, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hemolysis; hemolyzed specimens; preanalytical variability; blood collection tube; blood drawing
Editorial, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: scientific misconduct; plagiarism; editorial policies
Janja Zupan, Matjaž Jeras, Janja Marc
Review, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: osteoimmunology; cytokines; osteoclasts; RANKL; osteoporosis
Svjetlana Karabuva, Vedran Carević, Mislav Radić, Damir Fabijanić
Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ABO blood groups; atherosclerosis; coronary artery disease
Mads Nybo, Bente Jespersen, Michael Aarup, Charlotte Ejersted, Anne Pernille Hermann, Kim Brixen
Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: alkaline phosphatases; bone density; dialysis; parathyroid hormone
Elizabeta Topic, Andjelo Beletic, Tomas Zima
Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: continuing medical education; professional education; professional competence; laboratory medicine
Sanja Kackov, Ana-Maria Simundic, Ani Gatti-Drnic
Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: pre-analytical variability; fasting; patient education; quality indicators; self report questionnaires
Ayfer Colak, Burak Toprak, Nese Dogan, Fusun Ustuner
Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: centrifugation; temperature; stability; vitamin D; preanalytical phase
Marijana Miler, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: data collection; preanalytical errors; questionnaires; urine specimen collection
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: venous stasis; preanalytical phase; tourniquets; phlebotomy; practice guidelines
Giuseppe Lippi, Paola Avanzini, Rosalia Aloe, Gianfranco Cervellin
Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical variability; hemolysis; sample quality; intravenous line
Goce Dimeski, Breeann Silvester, Jacobus Ungerer, Leslie Johnson, Jennifer H. Martin
Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: immunoassay; gas-chromatography mass spectrometry; pathology requests; drugs of abuse; urine testing; behavioural change; turnaround time
Review, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: exhaled breath condensate; analysis; preanalytical phase; respiratory diseases
Review, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: inflammatory bowel disease; colitis; ulcerative; Crohn disease; serological tests
Simona Cernea, Minodora Dobreanu
Review, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diabetes mellitus; pancreatic beta cells; hyperglycemia
Nora Nikolac, Vesna Šupak-Smolčić, Ana-Maria Šimundić, Ivana Ćelap
Review, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: phlebotomy; venous blood; recommendations; health planning; laboratory errors; preanalytical phase
Research integrity corner, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: publication ethics; redundant publication; salami publication; salami slicing; scientific misconduct
Editorial, Volume 23, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: periodicals as topic; language; database; science
K Schlueter, M Nauck, A Petersmann, S Church
Erratum, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi
Case report, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory techniques; preanalytical phase; laboratory variability; blood specimen collection; EDTA contamination carryover
Kağan Huysal, Yasemin U. Budak, Ayse Ulusoy Karaca, Murat Aydos, Serdar Kahvecioğlu, Mehtap Bulut, Murat Polat
Original papers, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urinalysis; bacteriuria; sensitivity; specificity; urinary tract infection
Fatma Emel Koçak, Mustafa Yöntem, Özlem Yücel, Mustafa Çilo, Özlem Genç, Ayfer Meral
Original papers, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: activated partial thromboplastin time; blood cell count; erythrocyte sedimentation; pneumatic tube system; prothrombin time
Gian Luca Salvagno, Elisa Danese, Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Gian Cesare Guidi, Giuseppe Lippi
Original papers, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical variability; hemolysis; alcohol; practice guideline
Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin, Camilla Mattiuzzi
Original papers, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hemolysis; preanalytical variability; catheters; meta-analysis
Review, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: blood gas analysis; preanalytical error; laboratory error; pO2; pCO2; pH
Lidija Dobša, Kido Cullen Edozien
Review, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: human copeptin; endogenous stress; diagnostic accuracy; prognosis
Vesna Šupak Smolčić, Lidija Bilić-Zulle
Research integrity corner, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: plagiarism; patchwork plagiarism; scientific misconduct; publication ethics
Vesna Šupak Smolčić, Lidija Bilić-Zulle
Research integrity corner, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: editorial policy; research integrity guidelines; self-plagiarism; text-recycling
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Chi-square; non-parametric; assumptions; categorical data; statistical analysis
Editorial, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: concentration; content; quantity; metrology; terminology
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: bias; sampling errors; research design
Branka Kristić Kirin, Renata Zrinski Topić, Slavica Dodig
Case report, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: child; hepatitis; hyperphosphatasemia; otitis media; respiratory syncytial virus
Daniel A. Klaus, Michael C. Motal, Ursula Burger-Klepp, Corinna Marschalek, Elisabeth M. Schmidt, Diana Lebherz-Eichinger, Claus G. Krenn, Georg A. Roth
Original papers, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: zonulin; sepsis; gut wall; tight junctions; intensive care
Symposium abstracts, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
Symposium abstracts, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
Symposium abstracts, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
Guolin Li, Wang Shi, Hui Hu, Yaqin Chen, Li Liu, Dazhong Yin
Original papers, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR); mild kidney function damage (MKFD)
Vanja Radisic Biljak, Ivan Ozvald, Andrea Radeljak, Kresimir Majdenic, Branka Lasic, Zoran Siftar, Marijana Vucic Lovrencic, Zlata Flegar-Mestric
Original papers, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: accreditation; medical informatics; data transfer; laboratory information system; hospital information system; validation
Tanja Dujic, Tamer Bego, Barbara Mlinar, Sabina Semiz, Maja Malenica, Besim Prnjavorac, Barbara Ostanek, Janja Marc, Adlija Causevic
Original papers, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; obesity; 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1; polymorphism; genetic; high resolution melting curve analysis
Giuseppe Lippi, Emmanuel J. Favaloro, Ana-Maria Simundic
Editorial, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: impact factor; indexing; Medline
Daria Pasalic, Natalija Marinkovic, Lana Feher-Turkovic
Review, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: atherosclerosis; hypertension; hyperuricemia; metabolic syndrome; uric acid
Editorial, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: impact factor; journal; publication; editorial board
Review, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: inflammation; haemostasis; inflammation mediators; atherosclerosis; sepsis
Emina Colak, Nada Majkic-Singh, Lepsa Zoric, Aleksandra Radosavljevic, Natalija Kosanovic-Jakovic
Review, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: age-related macular degeneration; C-reactive protein; inflammation
Luigi M. Castello, Sophie Negro, Francesca Santi, Isabella Zanotti, Matteo Vidali, Marco Bagnati, Giorgio Bellomo, Gian Carlo Avanzi
Case report, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: digitalis glycosides/poisoning; digitoxin; digoxin antibodies Fab fragments; digitoxin/toxicity; digitoxin/analysis
Luigi M. Castello, Sophie Negro, Francesca Santi, Isabella Zanotti, Matteo Vidali, Marco Bagnati, Giorgio Bellomo, Gian Carlo Avanzi
Case report, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: heavy chain disease; arthritis; rheumatoid; immunoglobulin gamma-chains; electrophoresis; electrophoresis; capillary
Zoltan Locsei, Istvan Szabolcs, Karoly Racz, Gabor L. Kovacs, Dora Horvath, Erzsebet Toldy
Original papers, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: antibody interference; thyroglobulin; thyroglobulin antibodies; assay
Eva Fliser, Ksenija Jerkovic, Tanja Vidovic, Maksimilijan Gorenjak
Original papers, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hyperlipidemia; multiple myeloma; paraproteins; immunoglobulins; artifacts
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: phlebotomy; blood specimen collection; tourniquet application time; CLSI documents; pre-analytic variability; extra- analytical variability
Emmanuel J. Favaloro, Giuseppe Lippi
Review, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: haemostasis; coagulation; laboratory tests; anticoagulants; anti-thrombotics; Dabigatran; Rivaroxaban.
Review, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hepcidin; hemojuvelin; iron metabolism
Renata Zadro, Desiree Coen Herak
Review, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: prothrombotic risk factors; childhood arterial ischemic stroke; ischemnic perinatal stroke; cerebral sinovenous thrombosis
Review, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: peptide YY (PYY); glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1); glucagon; ghrelin; bariatric surgery; obesity
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: kappa; reliability; rater; interrater
Editorial, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: quantity; nomenclature; terminology; taxonomy; property
Simone Zerah, Janet Murray, Andrea Rita Horvath
Editorial, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; polyvalent; sub-specialized; profession name
Editorial, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: scientific misconduct; plagiarism; editorial policies
Symposium abstracts, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: accreditation; quality improvement; healthcare quality assurance; clinical pathology
Review, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cell free DNA; cell free fetal DNA; plasma DNA; free DNA; non-invasive prenatal diagnosis; clinical laboratory diagnosis; sex determination analysis
Roberto Corsetti, Giovanni Lombardi, Alessandra Barassi, Patrizia Lanteri, Alessandra Colombini, Gianvico Melzi D’Eril, Giuseppe Banfi
Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; troponin T; physical endurance; energy expenditure
Zlatko Cubranic, Zeljko Madzar, Sanja Matijevic, Stefica Dvornik, Elizabeta Fisic, Vjekoslav Tomulic, Juraj Kunisek, Gordana Laskarin, Igor Kardum, Luka Zaputovic
Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: biological markers; heart fatty acid-binding protein; glycogen phosphorylase; sensitivity; specificity; acute myocardial infarction
Lana Feher Turkovic, Alica Pizent, Slavica Dodig, Mladen Pavlovic, Daria Pasalic
Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs); FABP2; genetic polymorphism; metabolic syndrome
Serap Cuhadar, Ayşenur Atay, Mehmet Koseoglu, Ahmet Dirican, Aysel Hur
Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; enzyme stability; serum; storage; temperature.
Tuncay Küme, Ali Rıza Şişman, Ahmet Solak, Birsen Tuğlu, Burcu Çinkooğlu, Canan Çoker
Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood gas analysis; blood specimen collection; heparin; needles; syringes.
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical variability; blood collection; serum samples; vacuum tubes; validation process
Miro Kasum, Slavko Oreskovic, Ivana Zec, Davor Jezek, Vlatka Tomic, Vesna Gall, Goran Adzic
Review, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: macroprolactin; diagnosis; clinical features; pathophysiology
Sandra Supraha Goreta, Sanja Dabelic, Jerka Dumic
Review, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: congenital disorders of glycosylation; CDG; diagnostics; therapy
Marko Lucijanic, Mladen Petrovecki
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: actuarial method; censored data; Kaplan-Meier method; Log-rank test; survival analysis
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; errors; data analysis; research ethics
Ana-Maria Simundic, Giuseppe Lippi
Editorial, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; errors; quality indicators; phlebotomy; blood sampling
Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Marina Pavic
Case report, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: pseudothrombocytopenia; platelet satellitism; EDTA
Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin, Rosalia Aloe, Martina Montagnana, Gian Luca Salvagno, Gian Cesare Guidi
Short communications, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: troponin; biological markers; commutability; myocardial infarction
Yasemin U. Budak, Kağan Huysal, Murat Polat, Gülsevil Tarakçi, Hakan Uçar
Original papers, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Steelex coagulometer; prothrombin time; INR; evaluation
Ergen H. Arzu, Ümit Zeybek, Özlem Gök, Karaali Z. Eremis
Original papers, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: diabetes mellitus; lipoproteins; high density lipoprotein; dyslipidemia; polymorphism; genetic
Kadir Yildrim, Hulya Uzkeser, Mustafa Keles, Saliha Karatay, Ahmet Kiziltunc, Muhammet Dursun Kaya, Abdulkadir Yildirim
Original papers, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: familial Mediterranean fever; cytokine; IL-1β; inflammation
Aldo Scafoglieri, Jonathan Tresignie, Steven Provyn, Jan Pieter Clarys, Ivan Bautmans
Original papers, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: reproducibility of results; cholesterol; triglycerides
Symposium abstracts, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
Symposium abstracts, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
Original papers, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: lipaemia; interference; ultracentrifugation; high speed centrifugation
Mehmet Koseoglu, Aysel Hur, Aysenur Atay, Serap Cuhadar
Original papers, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hemolysis; preanalytical errors; interference; analytes.
Giovanni Lombardi, Christian Ricci, Giuseppe Banfi
Original papers, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: winter swimming; cold stress; red blood cells; platelets; leukocytes; haematology
Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
Jie Bai, Yu Liu, Gui-Fen Niu, Li-Xin Bai, Xiao-Yan Xu, Guang-Zhen Zhang, Le-Xin Wang
Original papers, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: type 2 diabetes; adiponectin; testosterone; renal function; coronary artery disease
Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: education; EC4; syllabus; competences; vocational trainin
Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin, Giuseppe Banfi, Mario Plebani
Short review, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: sports; biomarkers; acute myocardial infarction; cardiac injury; troponin
Editorial, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: editor; journal; editorial policy; scientific writing; publication
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: comparison of methods; data analysis; Passing and Bablok regression
Zita Ausrele Kucinskiene, Jonas Bartlingas
Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; medical biology; education of specialists
Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory diagnostics; laboratory staff; education
Berndt Zur, Michael Ludwig, Birgit Stoffel-Wagner
Original papers, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: Hb Hasharon; Hb NYU; German origin; HbA1c screening
Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Alireza Ostadrahimi, Soltanali Mahboob
Original papers, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: calcium; phosphorous; magnesium; obesity; body composition; lipid profile
Massimo Daves, Roberto Cemin, Bruno Fattor, Giovanni Cosio, Gian Luca Salvagno, Francesco Rizza, Giuseppe Lippi
Original papers, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: portable glucose meters; hematocrit bias; analytic performance
Demetrios Rizos, Photini Karababa, Angeliki Sarandakou, Othon Panagiotakis, Alexander Haliassos, Konstantinos Makris, Katerina Psarra, Eleni Bairaktari, Panagiota Spyropoulou, Chara Nikolou, Nikolaos Galiatsatos, Nikolaos Trakas, Angeliki Ferderigou, Kons
Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: clinical chemistry; education; Register; EC4
Giuseppe Lippi, Paola Avanzini, Fernan da Pavesi, Mirco Bardi, Luigi Ippolito, Rosalia Aloe, Emmanuel J Favaloro
Original papers, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hemolysis; hemolyzed specimens; interference; preanalytical variability
Darko Cerne, Irma Stern, Igor Kranjec, Andreja Cerne, Darko Zorman, Simona Krzisnik-Zorman, Janja Marc
Original papers, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: DAPK1; CCL2; cell-free nucleic acids; plasma; stable angina
Special issue, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biomarker; CD64 antigen; flow cytometry; infection; neutrophil; sepsis
Special issue, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: infection; neonate; sepsis; antibiotics
Annalisa Del Prete, Paola Allavena, Giuseppe Santoro, Ruggiero Fumarulo, Massimiliano M. Corsi, Alberto Mantovani
Special issue, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cancer-related inflammation; cytokines; chemokines; macrophages
Damien Gruson, Sylvie A. Ahn, Michel F. Rousseau
Special issue, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: inflammation; remodeling; heart failure; prognosis; biomarkers
Emanuel Burri, Christoph Beglinger
Special issue, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: inflammatory bowel disease; faecal calprotectin; diagnostic accuracy
Editorial, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: inflammation; sepsis; cancer; heart failure
Adriana Unic, Lovorka Derek, Natasa Hodak, Domagoj Marijancevic, Marina Ceprnja, Tihana Serdar, Maja Krhac, Zeljko Romic
Review, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: endothelin 1; endothelin receptor; endothelin receptor antagonist; endothelin converting enzyme
Gabor L. Kovacs, Andrea Ludany, Tamas Koszegi, Ferenc Liszt, Miklos Kellermayer
Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: laboratory training; graduate; postgraduate; Hungary
Ivana Zec, Dubravka Tislaric-Medenjak, Zeljka Bukovec Megla, Ivana Kucak
Review, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: anti-Müllerian hormone; ovarian reserve; spermatogenesis; infertility; sex-differentiation
Katarzyna Bergmann, Grazyna Sypniewska
Review, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cardiovascular disease; allergy; proinflammatory cytokines
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ANOVA; post hocanalysis; Bonferroni; Tukey; Scheffee
Vesna Supak Smolcic, Lidija Bilic-Zulle, Elizabeta Fisic
Original papers, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: validation study; chemistry techniques; analytical; Cobas 6000 analyzer; total error; Passing and Bablock regression
Amela Karic, Rifet Terzic, Alen Karic, Borut Peterlin
Original papers, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Parkinson’s disease; candidate genes; Biomedical Discovery Support System (BITOLA)
Simona Jurkovic Mlakar, Barbara Ostanek
Original papers, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hyperbilirubinemia; microsatellite; pharmacogenetics; SSCP; DHPLC; UGT1A1
Original papers, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: lipemia; ultracentrifugation; biochemical tests; interferences
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Cristovão Luis Pitanguiera Manguera, Nairo M. Sumita, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi, Marileia Scartezini
Original papers, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: phlebotomy and blood collection; pre analytical phase; quality management system in clinical laboratory; transillumination; venous stasis.
Ana-Maria Simundic, Elizabeta Topic, Dubravka Cvoriscec, Ivana Cepelak
Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: education; training; EC4; accreditation; quality
Necat Yilmaz, Ozgur Aydin, Aysenur Yegin, Aysun Tiltak, Esin Eren, Guzin Aykal
Original papers, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: migraine; oxidant; antioxidant; HOMA index; oxidative stress.
Vukmir Vlasic, Jasenka Trifunovic, Ivana Cepelak, Petra Nimac, Renata Zrinski Topic, Slavica Dodig
Original papers, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: exhaled breath condensate; obstructive sleep apnea; oxidative stress; urates.
Nahida Srabovic, Zlata Mujagic, Jasminka Mujanovic-Mustedanagic, Zdeno Muminovic, Adaleta Softic, Lejla Begic
Original papers, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: interleukin 13; breast cancer; breast tissue; benign breast disease
Marija Grdić Rajkovic, Lada Rumora, Karmela Barisic
Review, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: paraoxonase 1; paraoxonase 2; paraoxonase 3
Mira Winterhalter-Jadric, Adlija Causevic, Radivoj Jadric, Jozo Coric, Sabaheta Hasic, Emina Kiseljakovic
Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; medical biochemistry; education
Renata Topic Zrinski, Slavica Dodig
Review, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: eosinophil cationic protein; polymorphism; cytotoxicity; asthma
Vanja Pupovac, Mladen Petrovečki
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: data; numerical; data presentation; summarizing data
Editorial, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: editor; journal; editorial policy; conflict of interest; disclosure
Slavica Dodig, Renata Zrinski Topić, Jadranka Demirović, Jadranka Živčić
Case report, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: IgA; immunoassay; interferences; thyroid disease; autoantibody
Giuseppe Lippi, Patrizia Bonelli, Rossana Rossi, Mirco Bardi, Rosalia Aloe, Alberta Caleffi, Enrichetta Bonilauri
Original papers, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: errors; laboratory testing; computer program; informatics; extra-analytical phase
Editorial, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: venous thromboembolism; deep vein thrombosis; thromboembolic diseases; arterial thrombosis; Mediterranean League against Thromboembolic Diseases (MLTD)
Adriana Unić, Lovorka Đerek, Nevenka Stančin, Tihana Serdar, Novka Šprajc, Željko Romić
Original papers, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: tumor markers; carbohydrate antigen 19-9; alpha-fetoprotein; carcinoembryonic antigen; immunoassay
Ivana Horvat, Margareta Radić Antolic, Renata Zadro, Dubravka Sertić, Boris Labar
Original papers, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chronic myeloid leukemia; imatinib mesylate resistance; T315I mutation
Lidija Bilić-Zulle, Ana-Maria Simundic, Vesna Šupak Smolčić, Nora Nikolac, Lorena Honović
Original papers, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: clinical chemistry tests; extra-analytical phase; quality of health care; questionnaire
Short review, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: method validation; measurement uncertainty
Giuseppe Lippi, Ana-Maria Simundic
Editorial, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: patient safety; laboratory diagnostics; preanalytical phase; errors; quality
Review, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: autoimmune diseases; autoantibodies; diagnostics; technologies; standardization
Shaip Krasniqi, Markus Zeitlinger, Steffen Bauer
Original papers, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: carbamazepine; phenytoine; HPLC; immunoassay
Jasna Juricek, Lovorka Derek, Adriana Unic, Tihana Serdar, Domagoj Marijancevic, Marcela Zivkovic, Zeljko Romic
Original papers, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: Olympus AU2700 plus; analytical evaluation; imprecision; inaccuracy; Passing Bablok regression analysis
Review, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: pharmacogenomics; warfarin; VKORC1; CYP2C9; dosing algorithm
Giovanni Introcaso, Monica Raggi, Tiziana D’Errico, Annalisa Cavallero
Original papers, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cardiac troponin-I; reference change value; analytical imprecision; acute coronary syndrome
Review, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: The Cochrane Collaboration; PhD thesis; The Cochrane Library
Review, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: pharmaceutical industry; drug research; drug development; predictive tools; in silico screening; in vitro screening; therapeutic targets
Vanja Pupovac, Lidija Bilic-Zulle, Martina Mavrinac, Mladen Petrovecki
Special issue, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: plagiarism; academic misconduct; students; questionnaires
Rubén Comas-Forgas, Jaume Sureda-Negre, Francesca Salva-Mut
Special issue, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: academic plagiarism; academic integrity; essays
Special issue, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: plagiarism; self-plagiarism; limited English proficiency
Special issue, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: scientific misconduct; plagiarism; publishing; research
Special issue, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: editorial policies; publishing; scientific misconduct; plagiarism; clinical trial
Special issue, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
Ana-Maria Simundic, Marijana Miler, Nora Nikolac, Dubravka Cvoriscec, Elizabeta Topic
Editorial, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: impact factor; journal; publication; editorial board
Nora Nikolac, Ana-Maria Simundic, Nada Vukelic, Dalja Papic Futac, Nada Vrkic
Original papers, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: analytical validation; measurement uncertainty; valproic acid; phenobarbital; carbamazepine; theophylline
Manopriya Thiruvagounder, Shaheen Khan, Dhastagir Sultan Sheriff
Original papers, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: dyslipidaemia; metabolic syndrome; prevalence; glucose intolerance; waist circumference
Slavica Dodig, Ivana Cepelak, Miljenko Raos, Renata Zrinski Topic, Jadranka Zivicic, Ivan Pavic
Original papers, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: asthma; bronchoconstriction; calcium; child; C-reactive protein; magnesium
Marina Pavic, Ana Bronic, Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic
Original papers, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: procalcitonin; systemic bacterial infection; localized bacterial infection; critically ill patients
Zrinka Alfirevic, Ana-Maria Simundic, Nora Nikolac, Nikola Sobocan, Igor Alfirevic, Mario Stefanovic, Zeljko Vucicevic, Elizabeta Topic
Original papers, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: thrombophilia; coagulation disorders; polymorphism; FV Leiden; factor II; plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
Mario Skugor, Manjula Gupta, Sankar D Navaneethan
Review, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: parathyroid hormone; immunometric assay; kidney disease
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: accreditation; ISO 15189 standard; quality system
Ana K. Stankovic, Jeffrey Silvetri2, Michael Mails, Carmen Najork
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical systems; in vitro diagnostic devices; laboratory instrument; reagent; quality
Davide Giavarina, Adele Villani, Marco Caputo
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: quality; point of care; laboratory medicine; turn-around-time; error
Roslyn Bonar, Emmanuel J. Favaloro, Dorothy M. Adcock
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: quality; haemostasis; coagulation; internal quality control; external quality assurance
Alberta Caleffi, Fabio Manoni, Maria Grazia Alessio, Cosimo Ottomano, Giuseppe Lippi
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urine; urinalysis; quality; prenalytical phase
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: critical values; notification of critical values; clinical laboratories; post-analytical phase; errors in laboratory medicine
Gian Cesare Guidi, Gian Luca Salvagno
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: reference intervals; reference range; statistics; laboratory diagnostics
Laura Sciacovelli, Sandra Secchiero, Lorena Zardo, Mario Plebani
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: External Quality Assessment; proficiency testing; laboratory performance; analytical quality; analytical quality control
Ana-Maria Simundic, Elizabeta Topic, Nora Nikolac, Giuseppe Lippi
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hemolysis; extra-analytical quality; errors; laboratory testing; interference
Marius Marusteri, Vladimir Bacarea
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: statistical inference; statistical hypothesis testing; statistical tests selection
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: analytical errors; patient safety; clinical laboratory; quality control; drug interference; calibration; paraprotein; reference interval
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; diagnostic process; pre-analytical phase; post-analytical phase
Giuseppe Lippi, Ana-Maria Simundic, Camilla Mattiuzzi
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: errors; quality; patient safety; outcome; prevention
Editorial, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
Giuseppe Lippi, Mario Plebani, Ana-Maria Simundic
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
Symposium abstracts, Volume 19, September, Suppl1
Ana-Maria Simundic, Marijana Miler, Nora Nikolac, Elizabeta Topić, Dubravka Čaržavec, Branka Milanović, Vladimir Stančić
Case report, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: bisalbuminemia; capillary zone electrophoresis; genetic heterogeneity; sarcoidosis; serum albumin
Andrea Čipak, Patrik Stanić, Koraljka Đurić, Tihana Serdar, Ernest Suchanek
Original papers, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: spermatozoa; infertility; male; observer variation
Giuseppe Lippi, Nicola Tessitore, Martina Montagnana, Valeria Bedogna, Gian Luca Salvagno, Giovanni Targher, Antonio Lupo, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: creatinine; glomerular filtration rate; kidney function; MDRD; MCQE
Jelena Potkonjak, Dalibor Karlović, Željka Bukovec, Tihana Baričević
Original papers, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: dopamine; prolactin; schizophrenia; serotonin; antipsychotics drugs
Margareta Radić Antolic, Renata Zadro, Dubravka Sertić, Boris Labar
Original papers, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chronic myeloid leukemia; imatinib mesylate; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; major molecular response
Review, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: immunoassays; interferences; cross-reactivity; prozone effect
Editorial, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: bibliometric/scientometric indicators; h-index; impact factor
Syed Kashif Nawaz, Shahida Hasnain
Review, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: ACE polymorphism; longevity; early mortality; cardiovascular diseases
Ana-Maria Simundic, Nora Nikolac
Original papers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; errors; data analysis; research ethics
Marijana Miler, Ana-Maria Simundic, Mario Štefanović, Dragica Ferenec-Ružić, Marina Kvaternik, Elizabeta Topić, Nada Vrkić
Original papers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: accreditation; analyzer comparison; internal quality control; laboratory error
Tarannum F. Subhani, Mohammad A. Nasar, Abdalla Jarrari, Vivian D’Souza, Mohammad A. Naseer, Faiyaz Shakeel
Original papers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: alcohol consumers; antioxidant effects; 5’-nucleotidase; oxidative stress
Dolores Pancirov, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Gordana Stjepanović, Ivana Čepelak
Original papers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; anemia; C-reactive protein; GOLD guidelines
Short review, Volume 19, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: systematic reviews; The Cochrane Collaboration; The Cochrane Library; diagnostic accuracy tests
Carmen Ricós, Carmen Perich, Joana Minchinela, Virtudes Álvarez, Margarita Simón, Carmen Biosca, Mariví Doménech, Pilar Fernández, Carlos-Víctor Jiménez, José Vicente Garcia-Lario, Fernando Cava
Short review, Volume 19, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biological variation; quality specifications; reference change value; delta check; laboratory report
Zlata Mujagić, Nahida Srabović, Hamza Mujagić
Review, Volume 19, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: prolactin; breast cancer; prolactin receptors; prolactin signaling pathways; hyperprolactinemia
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 19, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: statistics; epidemiology; absolute risk reduction; relative risk reduction; clinical statistics
Editorial, Volume 19, October, Issue 3
Dunja Buljubašić, Tatjana Ladenhauser-Palijan, Željko Debeljak
Case report, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hemochromatosis; beta-thalassemia; transferrin saturation; HFE; hemoglobin electrophoresis
Snježana Hrabrić Vlah, Štefica Dvornik, Dino Grdović
Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: point of care testing; Gem® PremierTM 4000; hemoglobin
Mohd Suhail, Mohd Faizul-Suhail
Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: maternal plasma; cord plasma; malondialdehyde; anti-oxidant vitamins; pregnancy; preeclampsia
Giuseppe Lippi, Francesco De Vita, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Giovanni Targher, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hormones; prolactin; physical exercise; reference range; sports
Ivana Čepelak, Dubravka Čvorišćec
Review, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: bone formation markers; bone resorption markers; osteoporosis
Ayşe Binnur Erbağcı, Rukiye Deveci, Ersin Akarsu, Özlem Tiryaki, Ş. Nur Aksoy
Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: adenosine deaminase; intensive insulin therapy; nitric oxide; secondary sulfonylurea failure
Review, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: interpretation of results; External Quality Assurance Schemes
Giuseppe Lippi, Emmanuel J Favaloro
Review, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: genotype; phenotype; clinics; genetic testing
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: meta-analysis; statistics; review; bias
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: odds ratio; chi-square test
Special issue, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: statistical hypothesis testing; P value; significance level; multiplicity problem
Symposium abstracts, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
Symposium abstracts, Volume 18, June, Issue 2
Slavica Dodig, Miljenko Raos, Ivka Zoričić-Letoja
Case report, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: antituberculosis drugs; hepatotoxicity; tuberculosis; child
Ilza Salamunić, Branka Pauković Sekulić, Adela Galetović, Leida Tandara, Dušanka Martinović Kaliterna
Original papers, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: antinuclear antibodies; AtheNA Multi-Lyte ANA test system; ELISA; autoimmune diseases
Lovorka Đerek, Marcela Živković, Dragica Hašperger, Jasna Juriček, Željko Romić
Original papers, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: activated partial thromboplastin time; coagulation analyzers; method comparison
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: statistics; standard error
Jelica Gluhak-Heinrich, Wuchen Yang, Marie A. Harris, Stephen E. Harris
Original papers, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: quantitative in situ hybridization; digoxigenin probes; paraffin embedded bone tissue
Slavica Dodig, Daniela Galez, Ivka Zoričić-Letoja, Branka Kristić-Kirin, Kornelija Kovač, Boro Nogalo, Jadranka Živčić, Renata Zrinski-Topić
Original papers, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: child; complement C3; complement C4; C-reactive protein; latent tuberculosis infection; tuberculosis
Editorial, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
Emina Čolak, Vesna Dimitrijević-Srećković, Predrag B. Djordjević, Sanja Stanković, Biljana Glišić, Branko Srećković, Nada Majkić-Singh
Original papers, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: oxidative stress; antioxidant defense; type 2 diabetes mellitus; cardiovascular complications; comparative analysis
Opinion, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
Giuseppe Lippi, Martina Montagnana, Giovanni Targher, Gian Luca Salvagno, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: diabetes; fasting plasma glucose; hyperglycemia; metabolic syndrome; hypertriglyceridemia; uric acid
Slavica Dodig, Renata Zrinski Topić, Jadranka Živčić
Case report, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: Latent tuberculosis infection; diabetes mellitus; diabetes mellitus type 1; IFN-gamma
Jelena Kozar, Ana-Maria Simundic, Nora Nikolac, Marijana Žirović, Elizabeta Topić
Original papers, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: accuracy; precision; analytical evaluation; self monitoring blood glucose device; Bland-Altman; Clarke Error Grid analysis
Original papers, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: HbA2 analysis; β-thalassemia screening; HPLC
Jana Dragojevič, Janja Marc, Barbara Mlinar
Original papers, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: PPARγ; polymorphism; insulin resistance; PCOS; hsCRP
Mohd Suhail, Mohd Faizul Suhail, Hina Khan
Original papers, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preeclampsia; nonenzymatic antioxidants and oxidants; enzymatic antioxidants; erythrocyte osmotic fragility
Daria Pašalić, Goran Ferenčak, Branka Gršković, Ana Stavljenić-Rukavina
Original papers, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: body mass index; coronary artery disease; risk factors
Ana-Maria Simundic, Elizabeta Topić
Short review, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: quality indicators; Total Quality Management; benchmarking; continuous improvement; accreditation; quality
Review, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: lithium salts; mood disorders; apoptosis; mood stabilizers
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: power; significance; effect size; sample size; statistical power
Joanna Pollak, Grazyna Sypniewska
Review, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: microalbuminuria; endothelial dysfunction; cardiovascular risk; diabetes; hypertension
Renata Zrinski-Topić, Miljenko Raos, Jadranka Demirović, Jadranka Živčić, Ivana Čepelak, Rajka Petrinović, Slavica Dodig
Case report, Volume 18, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hyperphosphatasemia; alkaline phosphatase; isoenzymes; wheezing; infant
Original papers, Volume 18, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: D-dimer; harmonization; validation
Marija Miloš, Gordana Boršo, Dubravka Čvorišćec
Original papers, Volume 18, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: glomerular hematuria; non-glomerular hematuria; flow cytometry
Hossein Hadinedoushan, Abbas Aflatounian, Morteza Anvari
Original papers, Volume 18, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: IL-2; rheumatoid factor; recurrent spontaneous abortion
Márk Plander, Antal Salamon, Erzsébet Toldy, Gyula Kiss, Gábor L. Kovács
Original papers, Volume 18, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Dupuytren’s disease; active and advanced stages; monocytes; NK-T cells
Serpil Eroglu, Huseyin Bozbas, Haldun Muderrisoglu
Review, Volume 18, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: brain natriuretic peptide; diastolic heart failure
Andrea Tešija-Kuna, Marijana Žirović
Review, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: rheumatoid arthritis; citrullination; peptidylarginine deiminase; anti-CCP antibodies; anti-MCV antibodies
Krzysztof Celiński, Agnieszka Mądro
Review, Volume 18, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: acute pancreatitis; lipase; amilase; procalcitonin; CRP; interleukins
Simona Jurkovič, Joško Osredkar, Janja Marc
Review, Volume 18, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: antioxidant process; glutathione peroxidase; SECIS motif; glutathione; selenium; isoenzymes
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 18, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: confidence interval; sample; standard error
Victor H. Blaton, Irena Korita, Anyla Bulo
Review, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: metabolic syndrome; dyslipemia; HDL-cholesterol
Opinion, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
Vesna Šupak, Lidija Bilić-Zulle, Antica Duletić-Načinović, Elizabeta Fišić
Case report, Volume 18, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: arteriovenous malformation; case report; iron-deficiency anemia; hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Marko Martinac, Dalibor Karlović, Nada Vrkić, Darko Marčinko, Nada Bazina, Dragan Babić
Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: depressive disorder; cholesterol; triglycerides; HDL-cholesterol; LDL-cholesterol; VLDL-cholesterol
Kristina Šitum, Ana Bokulić, Vanesa Ivetić-Tkalčević, Michael J. Parnham, Snježana Čužić, Koraljka Đurić, Ines Glojnarić, Daša Ševeljević-Jaran, Karmen Brajša
Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: db/db mice; serum amyloid A protein; interferon-gamma; inflammation
Radivoj Jadrić, Sabaheta Hasić, Emina Kiseljaković, Jozo Ćorić, Jovan Radovanović, Mira Winterhalter-Jadrić
Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: β-endorphins; rat; psychoactive drugs; trazodone
Zlata Mujagić, Elsada Čičko, Vesna Vegar-Brozović, Mirsada Prašo
Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: glucose; lactate; surgery; propofol-fentanyl anesthesia; isoflurane-fentanyl anesthesia
Steven J. Wagner, Iasmina M. Craici, Marie C. Hogan, Kent R. Bailey, Vesna D. Garovic
Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: HELLP syndrome; preeclampsia; maternal outcomes; fetal outcomes; intrauterine fetal death
Ivana Čepelak, Dubravka Čvorišćec
Short review, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: macroenzymes; macro creatine kinase; immunoglobulins
Editorial, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
Christoph Seger, Andrea Griesmacher
Review, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: tandem mass spectrometry; targeted analysis; therapeutic drug monitoring; routine analysis; high performance liquid chromatography; HPLC-MS/MS
Opinion, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
Nada Vukelić, Dalja Papić Futač, Elizabeta Topić
Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: point of care testing; acid-base balance parameters; electrolytes; metabolites
Slavica Dodig, Ulrich Kragh-Hansen, Lorenzo Minchiotti, Matko Dodig, Sonja Grgić, Bojan Benko
Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: JPEG; JPEG2000; image compression; image analysis; telemedicine; electrophoresis; isoelectric focusing
Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: platelet; burn patient; total body surface area percentage; disease outcome
Yusuf Saidu, Lawal Suleman Bilbis, Mansur Lawal, Simeon Alabi Isezuo, Rabiu Aliyu Umar
Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hematology; histopathology; Albizia chevalieri; acute and sub-chronic toxicities
Nedjeljka Ruljančić, Ana Malić, Mate Mihanović
Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: serum cholesterol; sucide risk factors
Mirjana Grozdovska-Naumoska, Vlatko Kotevski, Sonja Trojacanec-Piponska
Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: Helicobacter pylori; coronary artery disease; inflammation
Rosa Isabel Sierra-Amor, Maribel López-Martínez
Short review, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: accreditation; ISO 15189; medical laboratory
Ana Kovak-Mufić, Dalibor Karlović, Marko Martinac, Darko Marčinko, Katica Letinić, Branka Vidrih
Review, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: metabolic syndrome; side-effects; antipsychotics; lipid metabolism; glucose metabolism
Tamas Nagy, Attila Miseta, Gabor L. Kovacs
Review, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: O-GlcNAc; Ca2+; diabetes; stress response; malignancy
Review, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chronic kidney disease; Cockcroft-Gault equation; glomerular filtration rate; glomerular filtration rate estimating equations; modification of diet in renal disease equation; serum creatinine
Marc A. Raslich, Ronald J. Markert, Shahan A. Stutes
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: evidence-based medicine; diagnostic tests; probability; sensitivity and specificity; decision making
Editorial, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
Maruška Marušić Vrsalović, Rajko Kušec, Vlatko Pejša, Željko Romić
Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: nPCR; qPCR; sensitivity; p210 detection
Slavica Dodig, Jadranka Demirović, Žaneta Jelčić, Darko Richter, Ivana Čepelak, Miljenko Raos, Rajka Petrinović, Kornelija Kovač, Nina Peruško Matasić
Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: alkaline phosphatase; child; infant; hyperphosphatasemia; isoenzymes; respiratory diseases
Martina Udovičić, Ksenija Baždarić, Lidija Bilić-Zulle, Mladen Petrovečki
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: correlation; Pearson’s correlation coefficient; Spearman’s correlation coefficient; coefficient of determination; error; statistics
Symposium abstracts, Volume 16, October, Suppl1
Editorial, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
Editorial, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
Barbara Mlinar, Janja Marc, Marija Pfeifer
Review, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: insulin resistance; obesity; metabolic syndrome; adipokines
Symposium abstracts, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
Opinion, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
Jasminka Matica, Višnja Rački-Čargonja, Štefica Dvornik
Original papers, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: N-acetyl-b-D-glucosaminidase; diabetes mellitus type 1; diabetic nephropathy
Editorial, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
Roberta Petlevski, Dubravka Juretić, Mirko Hadžija, Milivoj Slijepčević, Jana Lukač-Bajalo
Original papers, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: oxidative stress; diabetes; lipid peroxidation; acarbose
Branka Salzer, Željko Trnka, Mate Sučić
Short review, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: obesity; risk factor; lipoproteins; disease prevention; physical activity
Elizabeta Topić, Dubravka Čvorišćec
Editorial, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
Marijana Vučić Lovrenčić, Elizabeta Topić
Review, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hemoglobin A1c; diabetes mellitus; harmonization; standardization
Erratum, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
Sandra Margetić, Biserka Raić, Tomislav Franjo Hajnžić, Nikola Bulj, Elizabeta Topić, Andrea Tešija-Kuna, Nora Nikolac
Case report, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: venous thromboembolism; antiphospholipid syndrome; PAI-1 polymorphism
Marko Marcius, Nada Vrkić, Biserka Getaldić-Švarc
Original papers, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: analytical evaluation; amino terminal propeptide type I procollagen; P1NP; electrochemiluminescent immunoassay; bone markers
Nada Vukelić, Ines Vukasović, Elizabeta Topić
Original papers, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: C-reactive protein; sepsis; preterm infants; newborns
Daniela Galez, Slavica Dodig, Miljenko Raos, Boro Nogalo
Original papers, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: C-reactive protein; asthma; allergic rhinitis
Original papers, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: gene expression; microarray; biomarker screening; random forests; feature selection
Danijela Županić, Jelena Vlašić-Tanasković, Ružica Šmalcelj, Petar Kes, Vesna Kušec
Original papers, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: bone markers; bone metabolism; renal osteodystrophy
Kinga Lis, Grazyna Sypniewska, Wieslaw Nowacki
Original papers, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: IGF-1; osteoarthritis; osteonecrosis; bone metabolism; interleukins
Review, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: vitamin C; antioxidant; cardiovascular disease; cancer; common cold; respiratory diseases; diabetes mellitus; cataract
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
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