Research Integrity Corner

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

Review

“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

Red blood cell distribution width in pregnancy: a systematic review

Panagiotis Paliogiannis, Angelo Zinellu, Arduino A. Mangoni, Giampiero Capobianco, Salvatore Dessole, Pier Luigi Cherchi, Ciriaco Carru

Review, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: anisocytosis; RDW; pregnancy; preeclampsia; gestational diabetes

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

Original Papers

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

Giovanni Introcaso, Matteo Nafi, Alice Bonomi, Camilla L’Acqua, Luca Salvi, Roberto Ceriani, Davide Carcione, Annalisa Cattaneo, Maria Teresa Sandri

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; acute kidney injury; cardiovascular surgery; diagnostic accuracy; AKI biomarkers

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

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

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

Philipp Scholz, Markus Auler, Johannes Ruthard, Bent Brachvogel, Andreas R. Klatt, Thomas Streichert

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: annexin A8; antiphospholipid syndrome; antiphospholipid antibodies

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

Haematology specimen acceptability: a national survey in Chinese laboratories

Yuanyuan Ye, Wei Wang, Haijian Zhao, Falin He, Kun Zhong, Shuai Yuan, Yuxuan Du, Bingquan Chen, Zhiguo Wang

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: quality indicator; preanalytical phase; quality control; haematology; survey

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

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

Ana Mlinarić, Željka Vogrinc, Zrinka Drenšek

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

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

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

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

Enrique Rodriguez-Borja, Africa Corchon-Peyrallo, Macarena Diaz-Gimenez, Arturo Carratala-Calvo

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: clinical decision support systems; computer physician order entry; health care costs; laboratory management; randomized controlled trials

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ivo Soldo, Vanja Radisic Biljak, Branko Bakula, Maja Bakula, Ana-Maria Simundic

Original Papers, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: appendicitis; emergency service; white blood cell count; C-reactive protein; urinalysis

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

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

Short Communication

Biotin and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay

Aurélien Schrapp, François Fraissinet, Charles Hervouet, Hélène Girot, Valéry Brunel

Short Communication, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: troponin T; biotin; multiple sclerosis; preanalytical phase

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

Case Report

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

Marija Zekušić, Ana Škaričić, Ksenija Fumić, Dunja Rogić, Tamara Žigman, Danijela Petković Ramadža, Nenad Vukojević, Véronique Rüfenacht, Valentina Uroić, Ivo Barić

Case Report, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: ornithinemia; amino acids; tandem mass spectrometry

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

Preanalytical mysteries

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

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

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

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

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

Symposium abstracts

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

Symposium abstracts, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

Research Integrity Corner

Informed consent and ethics committee approval in laboratory medicine

Review

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

Red blood cell distribution width in pregnancy: a systematic review

Original Papers

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

Association of abdominal aortic aneurysm diameter with insulin resistance index

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

Haematology specimen acceptability: a national survey in Chinese laboratories

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

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

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

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

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

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”

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

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

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

Short Communication

Biotin and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay

Case Report

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

Preanalytical mysteries

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

Symposium abstracts

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

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