Use of Hoteling’s T multivariate control chart for effective monitoring of a laboratory test with a 3-level quality control scheme

Cristiano Ialongo

Original articles, Volume 35, Articles ahead of print

KEYWORDS: quality control; analytical performance specification; multivariate analysis; analytical process

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.020701

Strategic use of Big Data: implementing reference intervals for serum folate and serum cobalamin

Alicia Madurga, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Maria Rosa Navarro-Badal, Anna Cortes-Bosch de Basea, Dolors Dot-Bach

Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biochemistry; cobalamin; folate; indirect method; reference intervals

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010705

Proposal for delta check limits of frequently requested hormones using real-world data

Sunghwan Shin, Shinae Yu, Sollip Kim, Soo Jin Yoo, Eun-Jung Cho, Jae-Woo Chung

Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: delta check; hormone tests; laboratory tests; result verification; postanalytical phase management

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010704

Implementation of new Westgard rules suggested by the Westgard Advisor software for five immunological parameters

Lisa Cristelli, Francesca Occhipinti, Daniel Tumiatti, De Luisi Antonia, Erika Jani, Massimo Daves

Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: laboratory organization and management; quality control; validation; evaluation; Westgard rules

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010701

National recommendations of the Working Group for Post-analytics of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: implementation of autovalidation procedures

Vladimira Rimac, Jelena Vlašić Tanasković, Anja Jokić, Lorena Honović, Sonja Podolar, Jasna Leniček Krleža

Reviews, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: autovalidation; recommendations; postanalytical phase; clinical laboratory

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010503

Diagnostic tests performance indices: an overview

Farrokh Habibzadeh

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: diagnostic tests; sensitivity; specificity; predictive value of tests; likelihood functions; Bayes theorem

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010101

Establishment and application of autoverification system for HbA1c testing

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.030705

The influence of calibration on bias in quality control and patient results for TSH on Vitros XT 7600 analyzer

Jill Boreyko, Josko Ivica

Original articles, Volume 34, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: TSH; bias; quality management

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.030703

National recommendations of the Croatian Chamber of Medical Biochemists and Working group for Laboratory hematology of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: Management of samples with suspected EDTA-induced pseudothrombocytopenia

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.030504

A modern overview of the process of platelet formation (thrombocytopoiesis) and its dependence on several factors

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.030503

Introducing prediction intervals for sample means

Molly E. Contini, Jeffrey R. Spence, David J. Stanley

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 34, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: prediction intervals; biostatistics; education; research methodology

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.030101

Automated high throughput IgG N-glycosylation sample preparation method development on the Tecan Freedom EVO platform

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.020708

CLSI-based verification and establishment of reference intervals for common biochemical assays in Croatian newborns

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.020705

Quality assurance of add-on testing in plasma samples: stability limit for 29 biochemical analytes

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.020704

A survey on the practice of phlebotomy in Lithuania and adherence to the EFLM-COLABIOCLI recommendations: continuous training and clear standard operating procedures as tools for better quality

Ricardas Stonys, Dalius Vitkus

Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; phlebotomy; blood specimen collection; healthcare quality assurance

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.020702

Extracellular vesicles and glycans: new avenue for biomarker research

Tamara Janković, Miroslava Janković

Reviews, Volume 34, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: biomarkers; extracellular vesicles; glycans; prostasomes; seminal plasma

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.020503

Prediction interval: A powerful statistical tool for monitoring patients and analytical systems

Abdurrahman Coskun

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 34, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: analytical performance; monitoring; personalized reference interval; prediction interval; reference change value

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.020101

Detecting the interferences in adrenocorticotropic hormone measurement - three cases reinforcing the efficiency of the complementary clinical and laboratory audit

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.010802

Point of care testing in Croatia: a survey of the Working group for point of care testing of the Croatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.010703

Determination of cystatin C reference interval for children in Croatia

Vlasta Cigula Kurajica, Željka Vogrinc, Ana Turčić, Slobodan Galić

Original articles, Volume 34, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: cystatin C; children; immunoturbidimetry; reference value

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.010702

Potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for obsessive compulsive disorder: Evidences from clinical studies

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.010503

Blood alcohol concentration in the clinical laboratory: a narrative review of the preanalytical phase in diagnostic and forensic testing

Cristiano Ialongo

Reviews, Volume 34, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; blood alcohol concentration; specimen handling; humans; substance abuse detection

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.010501

Corrigendum to: Post-treatment neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic tool in patients treated with tocilizumab for severe COVID-19 pneumonia - a single center experience

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.031201

Undetectable high-performance liquid chromatography haemoglobin A1c on variant haemoglobin E phenotype: a case report

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.030801

Establishment of age- and -gender specific reference intervals for amino acids and acylcarnitines by tandem mass spectrometry in Turkish paediatric population

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.030704

The LEAP checklist for laboratory evaluation and analytical performance characteristics reporting of clinical measurement procedures

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.030505

Androgens in women: Establishing reference intervals for dehydroepiandrostenedione sulphate and androstenedione on the Roche Cobas

Adriana Bokulić, Ivana Zec, Domagoj Marijančević, Sanja Goreta

Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: reference intervals; androgens; dehydroepiandrostenedione sulphate; androstenedione; immunoassay; women

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020706

Post-treatment neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic tool in patients treated with tocilizumab for severe COVID-19 pneumonia - a single center experience

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020704

Definition of icteric interference index for six biochemical analytes

Ruth Cano-Corres, Gemma Sole-Enrech, Maria Isabel Aparicio-Calvente

Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: icterus interference; biochemical analytes; icterus

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020702

Establishment of reference intervals for complete blood count in times of COVID-19 and vaccination

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020701

Reply to letters to the editor entitled “Bias, the unfinished symphony” and “Bias estimation for Sigma metric calculation: arithmetic mean versus quadratic mean”

Murat Keleş

Letter to the Editor/Reply, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: biochemistry; biological variation; quality control

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020401

Underfilled blood tube containing EDTA: Is it an inappropriate sample for HbA1c assay?

Berrak Guven, Ismail Benice, Murat Can

Short communications, Volume 33, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: HbA1c; blood sample collection; preanalytical error; diabetes mellitus

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.010901

Reversible atransferrinemia in a patient with chronic enteropathy: is transferrin mandatory for iron transport?

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.010801

Detection of macroenzymes: establishing upper reference limits for eight enzymes after polyethylene glycol precipitation

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.010705

Reference intervals for thyroid disorders calculated by indirect method and comparison with reference change values

Zeynep Yildiz, Lale Köroğlu Dağdelen

Original articles, Volume 33, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: reference interval; thyroid hormone; indirect method; reference change value

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.010704

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

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

Short communication, Volume 32, October, Issue 3

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

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

Circulatory cytokeratin 17, marginal zone B1 protein and leucine-rich α2-glycoprotein-1 as biomarkers for disease severity and fibrosis in systemic sclerosis patients

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.030707

A novel approach for more precise quantification of M-protein using variables derived from immunosubtraction electropherogram and associated biochemistry analytes

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.030703

Laboratory policies and practices for thyroid function tests in Croatia: survey on behalf of Working Group for Laboratory Endocrinology of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.030702

Bias estimation for Sigma metric calculation: arithmetic mean quadratic mean

Şerif Ercan

Letter to the editor, Volume 32, October, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.030401

Use of biochemical parameters for non-invasive screening of oesophageal varices in comparison to elastography-based approach in patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020712

Performance evaluation of the high sensitive troponin I assay on the Atellica IM analyser

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020709

Establishment of gender- and age-specific reference intervals for serum liver function tests among the elderly population in northeast China: a retrospective study

Zeyu Sun, Jiatong Chai, Qi Zhou, Jiancheng Xu

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: gender; age; liver function; elderly population; reference interval

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020707

Determining the SARS-CoV-2 serological immunoassay test performance indices based on the test results frequency distribution

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020705

Post-collection acidification of spot urine sample is not needed before measurement of electrolytes

Tomáš Šálek, Pavel Musil, Marek Pšenčík, Vladimír Palička

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: urolithiasis; calcium; magnesium; phosphorus; preanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020702

Artificial intelligence and thyroid disease management: considerations for thyroid function tests

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020601

Deviating glucose results in an international dual-center study. A root cause investigation

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.011001

Haemoglobin A1c-based screening for prediabetes and diabetes mellitus: a multi-center study in Croatian adult population

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.010903

Poor correlation between alcohol concentration in oral fluid and breath in subjects consuming beverages immediately before testing

Hallvard Gjerde, Anne Line Bretteville-Jensen, Håvard Furuhaugen

Short communications, Volume 32, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: breath tests; ethanol; feasibility studies; saliva

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.010902

Interpretative comments - need for harmonization? Results of the Croatian survey by the Working Group for Post-analytics

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.010901

Verification of automatic analysers Roller 20PN and iSED for measuring erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Helena Čičak, Pavica Šonjić, Ana-Maria Šimundić

Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: automated ESR; Westergren method; blood sedimentation rate; verification; haematology

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.010708

Moving average procedures as an additional tool for real-time analytical quality control: challenges and opportunities of implementation in small-volume medical laboratories

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.010705

Concordance of apolipoprotein B concentration with the Friedewald, Martin-Hopkins, and Sampson formulas for calculating LDL cholesterol

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.010704

Evaluation of the clinical chemistry tests analytical performance with Sigma Metric by using different quality specifications - Comparison of analyser actual performance with manufacturer data

Murat Keleş

Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: Six Sigma; total allowable error; quality control; biological variation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.010703

National Guidelines for the Performance of the Sweat Test in Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis on behalf of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine and the Cystic Fibrosis Centre - Paediatrics and adults, University Hospital Centre Zagreb

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.010501

The importance of regulation (EU) 2017/746 for quality control in medical laboratories

Cristiano Ialongo, Maria Sapio, Leda Elisabetta Antetomaso, Antonio Angeloni

Editorial, Volume 32, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: quality control; traceability; uncertainty

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.010301

Improved protocol for plasma microRNA extraction and comparison of commercial kits

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.030705

The concurrence of the current postanalytical phase management with the national recommendations: a survey of the Working Group for Postanalytics of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.030704

Establishing paediatric reference intervals for thyroid function tests in Croatian population on the Abbott Architect i2000

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.030702

Comparison of Freelite and N-Latex serum free light chain assays: a critical review

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.030701

Early markers of gestational diabetes mellitus: what we know and which way forward?

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.030502

Wilfully submitting to and publishing in predatory journals - a covert form of research misconduct?

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.030201

Performance of D-dimer for predicting sepsis mortality in the intensive care unit

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020709

The comparison of the three assays for determination of fecal calprotectin in inflammatory bowel disease

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020707

Impact of combining data from multiple instruments on performance of patient-based real-time quality control

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020705

Decision support system through automatic algorithms and electronic request in diagnosis of anaemia for primary care patients

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020702

Current status of the lateral flow immunoassay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swabs

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020601

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

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

Translation, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

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

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

Analysis of single comments left for bioRxiv preprints till September 2019

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020201

Pre-amplification as a method for improvement of quantitative RT-PCR analysis of circulating miRNAs

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.010901

Indirect reference intervals for haematological parameters in capillary blood of pre-school children

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.010709

Comparison of diagnostic accuracy for eight SARS-CoV-2 serological assays

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.010708

Antipsychotics-induced hyperprolactinemia and screening for macroprolactin

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.010707

Women in sports: the applicability of common national reference intervals for inflammatory and coagulation biomarkers (HemSter Study)

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.010702

Evaluation of a new equation for estimating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol through the comparison with various recommended methods

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.010701

Estimation of the measurement uncertainty and practical suggestion for the description of the metrological traceability in clinical laboratories

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.010501

Poem: Waiting for the barbarian Corona viruses

Eleftherios P. Diamandis

Letter to the editor, Volume 31, February, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.010401

Comparison of a rapid immunochromatographic test with a chemiluminescence immunoassay for detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030901

Verification of automated latex-enhanced particle immunoturbidimetric D-Dimer assays on different analytical platforms and comparability of test results

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030705

Test results comparison and sample stability study: is the BD Barricor tube a suitable replacement for the BD RST tube?

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030704

Analysis of serum homocysteine in the laboratory practice - comparison of the direct chemiluminescence immunoassay and high performance liquid chromatography coupled with fluorescent detection

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030703

A method comparison study of a point-of-care blood gas analyser with a laboratory auto-analyser for the determination of potassium concentrations during hyperkalaemia in patients with kidney disease

Mogamat-Yazied Chothia, Patricia Kassum, Annalise Zemlin

Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: point-of-care; emergency department; potassium concentrations; hyperkalaemia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030702

Analytical bias of automated immunoassays for six serum steroid hormones assessed by LC-MS/MS

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030701

Potential of modern circulating cell-free DNA diagnostic tools for detection of specific tumour cells in clinical practice

Jernej Gašperšič, Alja Videtič Paska

Review, Volume 30, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: cfDNA; NGS; personalized medicine; liquid biopsy; ctDNA

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030504

SARS-CoV-2 – a new challenge for laboratory medicine

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030503

Before and after enforcement of GDPR: Personal data protection requests received by Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency from academic and research institutions

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030201

Patient-based quality control for glucometers: using the moving sum of positive patient results and moving average

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.020709

Quality improvement project: Reducing non-conformities of the samples for haemostasis testing in a secondary healthcare centre through the nurses’ education in phlebotomy

Patricija Banković Radovanović

Original Articles, Volume 30, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: quality improvement; phlebotomy; education; pre-analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.020708

Survey on request form content and result reporting in therapeutic drug monitoring service among laboratories in Czechia and Slovakia

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.020706

Simple thrombin-based method for eliminating fibrinogen interference in serum protein electrophoresis of haemodialysed patients

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.020705

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

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

Original papers, Volume 30, June, Issue 2

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

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

General position of Croatian medical biochemistry laboratories on autovalidation: survey of the Working Group for Post-analytics of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.020702

The top-down approach to measurement uncertainty: which formula should we use in laboratory medicine?

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.020101

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

Nicolas Galakhoff, Cyril Leven, Jean-Richard Eveillard, Adrian Tempescul, Hélène Kerspern, Cécile Aubron, Caroline Buors, Éric Lippert, Jean-Luc Carré, Maël Padelli

Case Reports, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: immunofixation; immunoglobulin E; monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; multiple myeloma; plasma cell leukaemia

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

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

Frank Bernhard Kraus, Marija Kocijancic, Alexander Kluttig, Beatrice Ludwig-Kraus

Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: β-hydroxybutyrate; ketoacidosis; method validation; reference range; urine ketones

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

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

Ivana Ćelap, Sandra Margetić, Marija Brčić, Roman Mihić

Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

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

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

Statistical distributions commonly used in measurement uncertainty in laboratory medicine

Abdurrahman Coskun, Wytze P. Oosterhuis

Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

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

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

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

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

Erratum, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

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

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

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

Corrigendum, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

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

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

Rutger C.C. Hengeveld, Maaike C. Gerards, Bianca E. Olofsen, Milan L. Ridderikhof, Victor F.H.A. Hakkenberg van Gaasbeek, Peter A. Leenhouts, Edmée C. van Dongen-Lases

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; phlebotomy; intravenous catheter

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

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

Ana Nikler, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Helena Čičak, Nikolina Marić, Danijela Bejuk, Jose Antonio Tesser Poloni, Ana-Maria Simundic

Case Reports, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: spheroplasts; bacterial forms; urinalysis; misclassification

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

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

Vera Lukić, Svetlana Ignjatović

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

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

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

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

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

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: creatinine; cystatin C; glomerular filtration; estimated glomerular filtration rate; post-analytical phase

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

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

Cristiano Ialongo

Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

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

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

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

Luisa Agnello, Chiara Bellia, Concetta Scazzone, Giulia Bivona, Giorgia Iacolino, Caterina Maria Gambino, Maddalena Muratore, Bruna Lo Sasso, Marcello Ciaccio

Short communications, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: troponin I; myocardial infarction; reference values; high sensitivity; 99th percentile

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

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

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

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: colorimetry; iodine; method evaluation; urine

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

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

Chuen Wen Tan, McVin Hua Heng Cheen, Wan Hui Wong, Ian Qianhuang Wu, Brian Lee Wei Chua, Sahul Hameed Ahamedulla, Lai Heng Lee, Heng Joo Ng

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: blood coagulation; activated partial thromboplastin time; thrombophilia; thrombosis; venous thromboembolism

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

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

Ana Dojder, Dora Vuljanić, Valentina Špoljarić, Andrea Saračević, Lora Dukić, Jasna Leniček-Krleža, Jelena Vlašić-Tanasković, Ivana Maradin, Ana Grzunov, Ana-Maria Šimundić

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: urine; test strips; reporting; harmonization

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

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

Janne Cadamuro, Giuseppe Lippi, Alexander von Meyer, Mercedes Ibarz, Edmee van Dongen, Michael Cornes, Mads Nybo, Pieter Vermeersch, Kjell Grankvist, Joao Tiago Guimaraes, Gunn B.B. Kristensen, Barbara de la Salle, Ana-Maria Simundic

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: preanalytics; standardization; survey

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

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

Janne Cadamuro, Giuseppe Lippi, Alexander von Meyer, Mercedes Ibarz, Edmee van Dongen, Michael Cornes, Mads Nybo, Pieter Vermeersch, Kjell Grankvist, Joao Tiago Guimaraes, Gunn B.B. Kristensen, Barbara de la Salle, Ana-Maria Simundic

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: preanalytics; standardization; survey

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

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

Dietmar Enko, Sieglinde Zelzer, Günter Fauler, Markus Herrmann

Original articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hepcidin-25; preanalytical phase; protein biomarker; liquid-chromatography high-resolution mass-spectrometry

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

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

Luisa Alvarez, Anna Soler, Leonor Guiñón, Aurea Mira

Short review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

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

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

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

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

Review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

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

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

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

Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Lorena Honovic, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic, Sonja Podolar, Vladimira Rimac, Anja Jokic

Review, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: recommendations; post-analytical phase; clinical laboratory; harmonization; test report

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

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

Dietmar Enko, Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann, Gernot Kriegshäuser

Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

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

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

Sigma metric revisited: True known mistakes

Abdurrahman Coskun, Mustafa Serteser, Ibrahim Ünsal

Short Communications, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

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

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

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

Alessandro Trentini, Savino Spadaro, Valentina Rosta, Maria C Manfrinato, Carlo Cervellati, Francesca Dalla Corte, Stefania Hanau, Carlo A Volta, Tiziana Bellini

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: statin; fast skeletal troponin; slow skeletal troponin; muscle damage; creatine kinase

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

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

Luis García de Guadiana-Romualdo, Pablo Cerezuela-Fuentes, Ignacio Español-Morales, Patricia Esteban-Torrella, Enrique Jiménez-Santos, Ana Hernando-Holgado, María Dolores Albaladejo-Otón

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: febrile neutropenia; prognosis; Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer; procalcitonin; lipopolysaccharide binding protein

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

Confidence interval for quantiles and percentiles

Cristiano Ialongo

Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

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

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

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

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

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

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

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

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

Martin B. Niederle, Christian Scheuba, Alois Gessl, Shuren Li, Oskar Koperek, Christian Bieglmayer, Philipp Riss, Andreas Selberherr, Bruno Niederle

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: medullary thyroid cancer; thyroid; calcitonin; calcium gluconate; pentagastrin

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

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

Pedro Sánchez Pellicer, Ruth González Tamayo, Vicente Navarro López

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: demand management laboratory; test laboratory request; anti-thyroid antibodies; anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies; anti-thyroglobulin antibodies

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

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

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

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: diabetes; evaluation; HbA; immunoassay

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

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

Dorota Kostrzewa-Nowak, Robert Nowak

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

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

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

Association of abdominal aortic aneurysm diameter with insulin resistance index

Fabien Lareyre, Claudine Moratal, Elamine Zereg, Joseph Carboni, Patricia Panaïa-Ferrari, Pascale Bayer, Elixène Jean-Baptiste, Réda Hassen-Khodja, Giulia Chinetti, Juliette Raffort

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: diabetes mellitus; abdominal aortic aneurysm; C-peptide; insulin resistance; fructosamine

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

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

Giuseppe Lippi, Fabian Sanchis-Gomar

Review, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

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

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

Informed consent and ethics committee approval in laboratory medicine

Ana Borovecki, Ana Mlinaric, Martina Horvat, Vesna Supak Smolcic

Research Integrity Corner, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: informed consent; ethical approval; research; laboratory medicine; ethics committees

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

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

Victoria Petrides, Sharon Schneider

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

KEYWORDS: total quality management; decision making; goals

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

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

Anne Marie Dupuy, Stéphanie Badiou, Delphine Daubin, Anne Sophie Bargnoux, Chloé Magnan, Kadda Klouche, Jean Paul Cristol

Short Communications, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; plasma; test tube; evaluation

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

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

Ebubekir Bakan, Zafer Bayraktutan, Nurcan Kilic Baygutalp, Mehmet Ali Gul, Fatma Zuhal Umudum, Nuri Bakan

Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: urinalysis; automated urinalysis; manual microscopy

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

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

Shuang Cao, Xiaosong Qin

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

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

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

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

Xiuzhi Guo, Tianjiao Zhang, Xuehui Gao, Pengchang Li, Tingting You, Qiong Wu, Jie Wu, Fang Zhao, Liangyu Xia, Ermu Xu, Ling Qiu, Xinqi Cheng

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

KEYWORDS: Six Sigma; proficiency testing; internal quality control; allowable total error

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

Assessing performance in pre-season wrestling athletes using biomarkers

Ionas Papassotiriou, Artemissia-Phoebe Nifli

Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

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

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

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

Yufei Wang, Wei Peng, Junling Tang, Lu Dong, Chengchen Gu, Xin Zhang, Jian Zhou, Weiping Jia

Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: point-of-care testing; glycated haemoglobin A1c; diabetes mellitus; evaluation studies

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

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

Wei Wang, Kun Zhong, Shuai Yuan, Falin He, Yuxuan Du, Zhehui Hu, Zhiguo Wang

Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: internal quality control; tumour marker; imprecision; biological variation

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

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

Sten Westgard, Hassan Bayat, James O Westgard

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

KEYWORDS: Six Sigma metrics; quality control frequency; OPSpecs chart; method decision chart; Westgard rules

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

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

Hassan Bayat

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

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

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

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

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

Corrigendum, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

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

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

Daniela Šupe-Domić, Goran Milas, Lada Stanišić, Irena Drmić Hofman, Irena Martinović Klarić

Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: salivary cortisol; reference intervals; late adolescence

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

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

Claudia E. Imperiali, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Lourdes Sanchez-Navarro, Macarena Dastis-Arias, Juan C. Lopez-Delgado, Anna Cortes-Bosch, Ana Sancho-Cerro, Dolors Dot-Bach

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: platelets; haematology; reference values; immature platelet fraction

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

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

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

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

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

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

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

Gus Koerbin, Jiakai Liu, Alex Eigenstetter, Chin Hon Tan, Tony Badrick, Tze Ping Loh

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: error; moving average; bias; quality control; quality assurance

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

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

Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Ivana Celap, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic

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

KEYWORDS: external quality assessment; commutability; allowable limit of performance; standardization; harmonization

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

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

Anne Stavelin, Sverre Sandberg

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

KEYWORDS: quality assurance; health care; laboratory proficiency testing; point-of-care testing; health personnel

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

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

Barbara De la Salle

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

KEYWORDS: haematology; laboratory proficiency testing; blood cell count

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

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

Giuseppe Lippi, Ana-Maria Simundic, Giacomo Musile, Elisa Danese, Gianluca Salvagno, Franco Tagliaro

Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: laboratory testing; diagnostics; alcohol; errors; pre-analytical phase

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

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

Simaporn Prommetta, Kanokwan Sanchaisuriya, Goonnapa Fucharoen, Supawadee Yamsri, Attawut Chaiboonroeng, Supan Fucharoen

Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: laboratory proficiency testing; thalassemia; quality control

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

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

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

Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: carbamylated haemoglobin; labile glycated haemoglobin; HbA; analytical interference

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

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

Yesim Ozarda, Kiyoshi Ichihara, Ebubekir Bakan, Harun Polat, Nurinnisa Ozturk, Nurcan K. Baygutalp, Fatma Taneli, Yesim Guvenc, Murat Ormen, Zubeyde Erbayraktar, Nurten Aksoy, Hatice Sezen, Meltem Demir, Gulcin Eskandari, Gurbuz Polat, Nuriye Mete, Hatice

Original papers, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: multicentre study; reference intervals; complete blood count; haematology; Turkey

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

Insights on glicentin, a promising peptide of the proglucagon family

Juliette Raffort, Fabien Lareyre, Damien Massalou, Patrick Fénichel, Patricia Panaïa-Ferrari, Giulia Chinetti

Review, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: glicentin; proglucagon; glucagon-like peptide; oxyntomodulin; enteroendocrine cells

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

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

Anne Stavelin, Xavier Albe, Piet Meijer, Erika Sarkany, Finlay MacKenzie

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

KEYWORDS: laboratory proficiency testing; quality assessment; laboratory medicine

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

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

Ivana Markovic, Zeljko Debeljak, Bojana Bosnjak, Maja Marijanovic

Case Reports, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia; immunoassay; functional serotonin release assay; cross-reaction; monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

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

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

Britta Noebauer, Lejla Ramic, Andrea Konstantin, Christina Zachbauer, Elisa Einwallner

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: calprotectin; faeces; particle-enhanced turbidimetric immunoassay (PETIA); inflammatory bowel disease

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

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

Peifeng Ke, Jiawei Liu, Yan Chao, Xiaobin Wu, Yujuan Xiong, Li Lin, Zemin Wan, Xinzhong Wu, Jianhua Xu, Junhua Zhuang, Xianzhang Huang

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: haemoglobin A; thalassemia; capillary electrophoresis (CE); haemoglobin A

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

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

Judith Ryberg-Nørholt, Henrik Frederiksen, Mads Nybo

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: anaemia; haematology; haemoglobins; reference values

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

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

Alessandro De Stefano, Liliana Mannucci, Renato Massoud, Sergio Bernardini, Claudio Cortese

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: Lp-PLA; assay validation; cardiovascular disease; Darapladib; reference intervals

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

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

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

Review, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: measurement uncertainty; recommendations; harmonization; analytical phase

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

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

Ivana Šolić, Ana Stipčić, Ivančica Pavličević, Ana Marušić

Research integrity corner, Volume 27, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: access to information; awareness; patient participation; clinical trials; registries

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

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

Graham R.D. Jones

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

KEYWORDS: external quality assurance; metrological comparability; harmonization

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

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

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

Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: survey; haemostasis; blood coagulation tests

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

Evaluating performance in sweat testing in medical biochemistry laboratories in Croatia

Merica Aralica, Jasna Lenicek Krleza

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

KEYWORDS: sweat testing; external quality assessment; survey

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

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

Stephen Munene, Jackson Songok, Dennis Munene, Jane Carter

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

KEYWORDS: external quality assessment; accreditation; proficiency testing

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

Evaluation of the appropriate time period between sampling and analyzing for automated urinalysis

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.008

Failure to review STAT clinical laboratory requests and its economical impact

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.005

Reference intervals: current status, recent developments and future considerations

Yesim Ozarda

Review, Volume 26, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: multicenter study; common reference intervals; reference values; clinical decision limits; genetic information

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.001

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

Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Maria Leiva-Salinas, Patricia Esteban, Miguel Ahumada, Carlos Leiva-Salinas

Short communication, Volume 26, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory; pre-analytical phase; primary care; quality indicators; test request

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

Laboratory testing of extravascular body fluids in Croatia: a survey of the Working group for extravascular body fluids of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.042

Current practice in laboratory diagnostics of autoimmune diseases in Croatia. 
Survey of the Working group for laboratory diagnostics of autoimmune diseases of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

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

Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: autoimmune diseases; autoantibodies; survey

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.041

A comparative evaluation of the analytical performances of Capillarys 2 Flex Piercing, Tosoh HLC-723 G8, Premier Hb9210, and Roche Cobas c501 Tina-quant Gen 2 analyzers for HbA determination

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.039

The influence of sample freezing at – 80 °C for 2–12 weeks on glycated haemoglobin (HbA) concentration assayed by HPLC method on Bio-Rad D-10 auto analyzer

Katarzyna Bergmann, Grazyna Sypniewska

Original Papers, Volume 26, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: glycated haemoglobin; diabetes; sample storage; high performance liquid chromatography; preanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.038

The effectiveness of BD Vacutainer® Plus Urinalysis Preservative Tubes in preservation of urine for chemical strip analysis and particle counting

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.024

A reference interval study for common biochemical analytes in Eastern Turkey: a comparison of a reference population with laboratory data mining

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.023

A model for managing and monitoring the quality of glucometers used in a high-volume clinical setting

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.022

Laboratory-based clinical audit as a tool for continual improvement: an example from CSF chemistry turnaround time audit in a South-African teaching hospital

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.021

Identification of authors without surnames: is ORCID the right way forward?

Vesna Supak-Smolcic, Ana-Maria Simundic, George David Lundberg

Editorial, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: authorship; publication; authors identity; editorial policy

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.014

Colorectal cancer detection in an asymptomatic population: fecal immunochemical test for hemoglobin . fecal M2-type pyruvate kinase

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.012

The characterization of four gene expression analysis in circulating tumor cells made by Multiplex-PCR from the AdnaTest kit on the lab-on-a-chip Agilent DNA 1000 platform

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.011

Determination of reference interval for presepsin, an early marker for sepsis

Davide Giavarina, Mariarosa Carta

Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: CD14 Antigen; presepsin; reference values; male; female; Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.007

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

Kağan Huysal, Yasemin U Budak

Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3

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

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

Specimen rejection in laboratory medicine: Necessary for patient safety?

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.037

Cerebrospinal fluid protein and glucose examinations and tuberculosis:
Will laboratory safety regulations force a change of practice?

William P. Tormey, Christopher O’Hagan

Review Article, Volume 25, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: glucose; proteins; cerebrospinal fluid; tuberculosis; safety; accreditation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.035

Resampling methods in Microsoft Excel® for estimating reference intervals

Elvar Theodorsson

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 25, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: reference interval; resampling method; Microsoft Excel; bootstrap method; biostatistics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.031

Education and communication is the key for the successful management of vitamin D test requesting

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.024

How well are pregnant women in Croatia informed about the oral glucose tolerance test?

Patricija Bankovic Radovanovic, Marija Kocijancic

Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; oral glucose tolerance test; survey; patient education; gestational diabetes

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.023

Advances in urinary protein biomarkers for urogenital and non-urogenital pathologies

Johanna Pedroza-Díaz, Sarah Röthlisberger

Review, Volume 25, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: urine; protein; biomarker

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.003

National survey on intra-laboratory turnaround time for some most common routine and stat laboratory analyses in 479 laboratories in China

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.021

Evaluation of the BD Vacutainer® RST blood collection tube for routine chemistry analytes:clinical significance of differences and stability study

Marija Kocijancic, Jelena Cargonja, Alma Delic-Knezevic

Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; blood specimen collection; serum; test tube; evaluation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.039

Peer-review policy and guidelines for Biochemia Medica Journal

Vesna Šupak Smolčić, Ana-Maria Šimundić

Research integrity corner, Volume 24, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: editorial policies; guidelines; peer review; publication ethics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.034

Institutional practices and policies in acid-base testing: a self reported Croatian survey study on behalf of the Croatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine Working Group for acid-base balance

Lora Dukić, Ana-Maria Šimundić

Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: survey; blood gas analysis; blood specimen collection

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.031

Editorial research and the publication process in biomedicine and health: Report from the Esteve Foundation Discussion Group, December 2012

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.023

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

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

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

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

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

Economic evaluation of different screening alternatives for patients with clinically suspected acute deep vein thrombosis

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.012

Redefinition of gestational diabetes mellitus: implications for laboratory practice in Croatia

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.002

News at Biochemia Medica: Research integrity corner, updated Guidelines to authors, revised Author statement form and adopted ICMJE Conflict-of-interest form

Ana-Maria Simundic

Editorial, Volume 23, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: scientific misconduct; plagiarism; editorial policies

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.001

Continuing professional development crediting system for specialists in laboratory medicine within 28 EFLM national societies

Elizabeta Topic, Andjelo Beletic, Tomas Zima

Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: continuing medical education; professional education; professional competence; laboratory medicine

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.041

Are patients well informed about the fasting requirements for laboratory blood testing?

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.040

Low level of adherence to instructions for 24-hour urine collection among hospital outpatients

Marijana Miler, Ana-Maria Šimundić

Original papers, Volume 23, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: data collection; preanalytical errors; questionnaires; urine specimen collection

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.038

Polymorphisms of genes involved in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons’biotransformation and atherosclerosis

Natalija Marinković, Daria Pašalić, Slavica Potočki

Review, Volume 23, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: atherosclerosis; biotransformations; genetic polymorphism; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.032

Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: national recommendations for venous blood sampling

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.031

Correction for Biochemia Medica, Volume 23, Supplement 1. Biochemia Medica 2013;23(1):A20

K Schlueter, M Nauck, A Petersmann, S Church

Erratum, Volume 23, June, Issue 2

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.028

Avoidance to wipe alcohol before venipuncture is not a source of spurious hemolysis

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.023

2nd European Joint Congress of EFLM and UEMS and 7th Congress of the Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory medicine (CSMBLM): Laboratory Medicine at the Clinical Interface

Symposium abstracts, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

Validation of a laboratory and hospital information system in a medical laboratory accredited according to ISO 15189

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.009

Biomedical research platforms and their influence on article submissions and journal rankings: An update

Giuseppe Lippi, Emmanuel J. Favaloro, Ana-Maria Simundic

Editorial, Volume 22, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: impact factor; indexing; Medline

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.002

Investigation of unusual high serum indices for lipemia in clear serum samples on Siemens analysers Dimension

Eva Fliser, Ksenija Jerkovic, Tanja Vidovic, Maksimilijan Gorenjak

Original papers, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: hyperlipidemia; multiple myeloma; paraproteins; immunoglobulins; artifacts

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.037

Impact of the phlebotomy training based on CLSI/NCCLS H03-A6 – procedures for the collection of diagnostic blood

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.036

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

Bella Ho, Eric Ho

Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2

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

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

Preanalytical management: serum vacuum tubes validation for routine clinical chemistry

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.021

Practical recommendations for statistical analysis and data presentation in Biochemia Medica journal

Ana-Maria Simundic

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 22, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; errors; data analysis; research ethics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.003

Preanalytical phase – a continuous challenge for laboratory professionals

Ana-Maria Simundic, Giuseppe Lippi

Editorial, Volume 22, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; errors; quality indicators; phlebotomy; blood sampling

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.017

Reproducibility, accuracy and concordance of Accutrend® Plus for measuring circulating lipid concentration in adults

Aldo Scafoglieri, Jonathan Tresignie, Steven Provyn, Jan Pieter Clarys, Ivan Bautmans

Original papers, Volume 22, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: reproducibility of results; cholesterol; triglycerides

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.011

Lipaemic samples: Effective process for lipid reduction using high speed centrifugation compared with ultracentrifugation

Goce Dimeski, Brock W. Jones

Original papers, Volume 21, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: lipaemia; interference; ultracentrifugation; high speed centrifugation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.016

Evaluation of hematocrit bias on blood glucose measurement with six different portable glucose meters

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.041

The organisation of an educational program for specialists in clinical chemistry by the Greek Society of Clinical Chemistry-Clinical Biochemistry

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.007

Studies on in vitro hemolysis and utility of corrective formulas for reporting results on hemolyzed specimens

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.040

Biomarkers of inflammation and cardiac remodeling: the quest of relevant companions for the risk stratification of heart failure patients is still ongoing

Damien Gruson, Sylvie A. Ahn, Michel F. Rousseau

Special issue, Volume 21, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: inflammation; remodeling; heart failure; prognosis; biomarkers

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.035

Validation of methods performance for routine biochemistry analytes at Cobas 6000 analyzer series module c501

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.028

Identifying candidate genes for Parkinson’s disease by integrative genomics method

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)

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.027

Development of a new DHPLC assay for genotyping UGT1A1(TA)n polymorphism associated with Gilbert’s syndrome

Simona Jurkovic Mlakar, Barbara Ostanek

Original papers, Volume 21, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hyperbilirubinemia; microsatellite; pharmacogenetics; SSCP; DHPLC; UGT1A1

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.026

New ways to deal with known preanalytical issues: use of transilluminator instead of tourniquet for easing vein access and eliminating stasis on clinical biochemistry

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.

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.024

Development of a preanalytical errors recording software

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.011

Comparison of two immunoassays for CA19-9, CEA and AFP tumor markers

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.010

Self reported routines and procedures for the extra-analytical phase of laboratory practice in Croatia - cross-sectional survey study

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.008

Comparison between the immunoassay and high performance liquid chromatography for therapeutic monitoring of carbamazepine and phenytoine

Shaip Krasniqi, Markus Zeitlinger, Steffen Bauer

Original papers, Volume 20, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: carbamazepine; phenytoine; HPLC; immunoassay

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.044

Academic plagiarism prevalence among Spanish undergraduate students: an exploratory analysis

Rubén Comas-Forgas, Jaume Sureda-Negre, Francesca Salva-Mut

Special issue, Volume 20, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: academic plagiarism; academic integrity; essays

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.038

Concentration of C-reactive protein, magnesium and calcium in children with acute bronchoconstriction before and after therapy with salbutamol

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.030

Evolution and current state of assays for measuring parathyroid hormone

Mario Skugor, Manjula Gupta, Sankar D Navaneethan

Review, Volume 20, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: parathyroid hormone; immunometric assay; kidney disease

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.027

Reference intervals as a tool for total quality management

Gian Cesare Guidi, Gian Luca Salvagno

Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: reference intervals; reference range; statistics; laboratory diagnostics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.020

The role of the External Quality Assessment

Laura Sciacovelli, Sandra Secchiero, Lorena Zardo, Mario Plebani

Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2

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

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

Comparing groups for statistical differences: how to choose the right statistical test?

Marius Marusteri, Vladimir Bacarea

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 20, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: statistical inference; statistical hypothesis testing; statistical tests selection

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.004

30 years of the Austrian Society for Quality Assurance and Standardisation of Medical-Diagnostics

Mathias M. Müller

Editorial, Volume 20, February, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.003

Influence of age and gender variations on glomerular filtration rate estimated by the MCQE formula

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.008

A model for results comparison on two different biochemistry analyzers in laboratory accredited according to the ISO 15189

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.027

Homozygous form of hereditary hemochromatosis in a patient with beta-thalassemia minor: case report

Dunja Buljubašić, Tatjana Ladenhauser-Palijan, Željko Debeljak

Case report, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hemochromatosis; beta-thalassemia; transferrin saturation; HFE; hemoglobin electrophoresis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.019

Analytical performance of the Gem® PremierTM 4000 – a comparison study

Snježana Hrabrić Vlah, Štefica Dvornik, Dino Grdović

Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: point of care testing; Gem® PremierTM 4000; hemoglobin

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.018

Biochemical markers of bone remodeling – review

Ivana Čepelak, Dubravka Čvorišćec

Review, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: bone formation markers; bone resorption markers; osteoporosis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.003

Comparability of Pathromtin SL, Dade Actin FS i STA Cephascreen reagents for activated partial thromboplastin time measurement

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2008.009

Evaluation of the Primus Ultra2 HPLC system for HbA2 measurement and β-thalassemia screening

Eloísa Urrechaga

Original papers, Volume 18, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: HbA2 analysis; β-thalassemia screening; HPLC

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2008.031

Case report of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia with severe anemia

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2008.012

Some important aspects of implementing tandem mass spectrometry

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.004

Automated laboratory reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate: is it good for the health of patients and their doctors?

Euan Noble, David W. Johnson

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.003

Corrections for Biochemia Medica, Volume 16, Supplement 1

Erratum, Volume 16, December, Issue 2

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

Nada Vukelić, Ines Vukasović, Elizabeta Topić

Original papers, Volume 16, December, Issue 2

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

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

Bridging the gap between microarray technology and routine clinical diagnostics: a random forest approach to the gene expression profile dimensionality reduction

Željko Debeljak

Original papers, Volume 16, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: gene expression; microarray; biomarker screening; random forests; feature selection

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2006.014