Iva Friščić, Sonja Perkov, Mirjana Mariana Kardum Paro
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 35, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: case report; sample discoloration; interferences; intensive care; sterile dye
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
Tihana Serdar Hiršl, Koraljka Đurić, Marina Čeprnja, Ivana Zec, Marijana Kraljević Šmalcelj, Tomislav Jukić, Tanja Bobetić-Vranić, Anita Somborac-Bačura
Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: asymmetric dimethylarginine; endocan; endothelin-1; hypothyroidism; thyroxine
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
Thibault Vanhove, Margo Aertgeerts, Peter Witters, Daisy Rymen, Detlef Böckenhauer, Glynis Frans, Pieter Vermeersch
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; interference; homogentisic acid; dark-stained urine; alkaptonuria; inborn errors of metabolism; case report
Darko Katalinic, Ivan Aleric, Ivana Skrlec, Jasminka Talapko, Elke Kattner, Damir Tentor, Aleksandar Vcev
Case reports, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: blood sedimentation; hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation; lung
Ana Ćuk, Lada Rumora, Ivanka Mikulić, Nikolina Penava, Ivona Cvetković, Ante Pušić, Vinka Mikulić, Kristina Ljubić, Vajdana Tomić
Original articles, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ferroportin; ferritin; iron; reference interval
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
Lovorka Đerek, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Sanja Marević, Brankica Šimac, Marko Žarak, Antonija Perović, Domagoj Marijančević, Robert Buljubašić, Luka Matanović, Maja Cigrovski Berković
Reviews, Volume 34, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: sports; medical laboratory science; endocrinology; orthopaedics; biological variation
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: pseudonormokalemia; hypokalemia; interference; thrombocytosis
Anamarija Beljan, Viktorija Blagec, Ana Bronic, Marina Pavić
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: gas gangrene; ; hip prosthesis; hemolysis; case report
Bernardica Valent Morić, Ivan Šamija, Lavinia La Grasta Sabolić, Adriana Unić, Marijana Miler
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL); type 1 diabetes mellitus; albuminuria; diabetic kidney disease; children
Xucai Dong, Xi Meng, Bin Li, Dongmei Wen, Xianfei Zeng
Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: patient-based real-time quality control; exponentially weighted moving average; quality risk
Natividad Rico Ríos, Alison Bransfield, Caroline M Joyce, Mary R Cahill, Michelle O’Shaughnessy, Seán J. Costelloe
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: Evans syndrome; hemolysis; hemolysis; case report
Yan Zhang, Hua-Li Wang, Ye-Hong Xie, Da-Hai He, Chao-Qiong Zhou, Li-Rui Kong
Short communications, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: daily average value; patient-generated data; potassium; quality control
Luka Švitek, Barbara Grubišić, Ema Schonberger, Mihaela Zlosa, Dario Sabadi, Dubravka Lišnjić, Silvija Canecki-Varžić, Ines Bilić-Ćurčić, Sanja Mandić
Case reports, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: ciprofloxacin; inappropriate ADH syndrome; hyponatremia
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
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 34, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; power calculation; super-superiority margin; clinical significance; hypothesis testing
Tomáš Šálek, Vladimír Soška, Marek Budina, Marek Vecka, Veronika Šálková, Michal Vrablík
Original articles, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: familial hypercholesterolemia; technical report; HDL cholesterol; LDL cholesterol; apolipoprotein B; lipoprotein(a)
Zeliha Cansel Ozmen, Mustafa Kupeli
Original articles, Volume 33, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hypoxia inducible factor-1α; malignant pleural effusion; prominin-1
Bertrand Lefrère, Emmanuel Curis, Randa Bittar, Antoine Levasseur, Pierre Grès, Zoé Guilbert, Belkacem Zenati, Corinne Cherfils, Mehdi Sakka, Dominique Bonnefont-Rousselot
Short communications, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: chylous ascites; lipoprotein gel electrophoresis; triglycerides
Nontembiso Mhlana, Marizna Korf, Mogamat Razeen Davids, Mogamat-Yazied Chothia
Case reports, Volume 33, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: renal tubular acidosis; Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; hypokalaemia; rhabdomyolysis
Arzu Etem Akagac, Hatice Bozkurt Yavuz
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hCG; prenatal screening; fibrin; preanalytical phase; case report
Jaroslav Racek, Ivana Potočová, Daniel Rajdl, Ladislav Trefil, Marie Šolcová
Case reports, Volume 33, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: anti-mouse antibodies; false positivity; hCG; interferences; pregnancy
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
Letter to the editor, Volume 32, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: bias; pooled variances; sigma metric
Conrad Lacom, Alexander Tolios, Markus W. Löffler, Beate Eichelberger, Peter Quehenberger, Eva Schaden, Marion Wiegele
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: flow cytometry; platelet function; point-of-care tests; thrombocytopenia
Frane Pastrovic, Anita Madir, Kristian Podrug, Marko Lucijanic, Tomislav Bokun, Marko Zelenika, Sanda Mustapic, Adriana Unic, Lovorka Derek, Ivica Grgurevic
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: portal hypertension; cirrhosis; platelet count; esophageal varices; non-invasive tests
Antonio Buño Soto, Katell Peoc’h, Tommaso Fasano, Jorge Diaz-Garzon, Bernardino González de la Presa, Valerie Chicha-Cattoir, Simone Canovi, Maria Sanz de Pedro, Nayra Rico, Tiphaine Robert, Efrem Bonelli, Pilar Fernández Calle, Aurea Mira, Guillaume Lefevre, Luigi Vecchia, Jose Luis Bedini
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: analytical techniques and equipment; high-sensitive troponin I; immunoassay; performance evaluation
Serap Çuhadar, Hayat Özkanay-Yörük, Mehmet Köseoğlu, Kaan Katırcıoğlu
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood-gas analysis; plastic syringe; pO; pCO; preanalytical variables
Zeyu Sun, Jiatong Chai, Qi Zhou, Jiancheng Xu
Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: gender; age; liver function; elderly population; reference interval
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
Bernhard Strasser, Sebastian Strasser, Josef Tomasits
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cystatin C; creatinine; estimated glomerular filtration rate; case report
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
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
Stephanie Gay, Belinda Pope, Tony Badrick, Michael Whiley
Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: extra-analytical phase; laboratory organisation and management; pre- and post-analytical incidents; risk matrix; quality assurance
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
Jan Van Elslande, Samira Hijjit, Katrien De Vusser, Michel Langlois, Björn Meijers, Ann Mertens, Bart Van der Schueren, Glynis Frans, Pieter Vermeersch
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: extra-analytical phase; hypertriglyceridemia; interferences; lipemia; lipoprotein metabolism
Clément Capaldo, Mourad Cheddad El Aouni, Damien Laurelli, Cyril Leven, Jean-Luc Carré
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 31, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: capillary electrophoresis; interference; iodinated contrast; gammopathy; case report
Vanja Radišić Biljak, Valentina Vidranski, Lana Ružić, Ana-Maria Simundic, Tihomir Vidranski
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: sports; international physical activity questionnaire short form (IPAQ-SF); inflammation; blood coagulation; reference ranges
Eduardo Martínez-Morillo, María García-García, María Angeles Luengo Concha, Luis Rello Varas
Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: cholesterol; equation; evaluation; low-density lipoprotein; triglycerides
Ceyhan Ceran Serdar, Murat Cihan, Doğan Yücel, Muhittin A Serdar
Review, Volume 31, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: biostatistics; effect size; power analysis; sample size
Loris Wauthier, Xavier Theunssens, Patrick Durez, Catherine Fillée, Diane Maisin, Damien Gruson
Case report, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: hypercalcemia; tuberculosis; rheumatoid polyarthritis; calcitriol
Vinka Mikulić, Dunja Rogić, Ivanka Mikulić, Kristina Ljubić, Ana Ćuk, Vajdana Tomić, Helena Radić Mišković
Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; urine; healthy term newborns
Mogamat-Yazied Chothia, Patricia Kassum, Annalise Zemlin
Original Articles, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: point-of-care; emergency department; potassium concentrations; hyperkalaemia
Jorge Díaz–Garzón, Paloma Oliver, Gema Crespo, Marta Duque, Pilar Fernandez-Calle, Marta Gómez, Roberto Mora, Isabel Moreno, Lydia Pascual, Ana-Laila Qasem, Olaia Rodriguez-Fraga, Manuela Simón, Antonio Buño
Letter to the editor, Volume 30, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: COVID-19; field hospital; laboratory organization and management; preanalytics; POCT
Jan Van Elslande, Toon Dominicus, Jaan Toelen, Glynis Frans, Pieter Vermeersch
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hyperkalaemia; pseudohyperkalaemia; preanalytical phase; case report
Caroline M Joyce, Audrey Melvin, Paula M O’Shea, Seán J Costelloe, Domhnall J O’Halloran
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: case report; pheochromocytoma; metanephrines; false positive; sulfasalazine
Lora Dukic, Nikolina Maric, Ana-Maria Simundic
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: case report; critical care; extra-analytical phase; sample coloration
Seán J. Costelloe, Kelly McCarthy, Marguerite O’Connell, Mark Butler
Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: delayed separation; spurious hyponatraemia; spurious hypocalcaemia; haemolysis; case report
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
Original papers, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: preanalytical errors; postanalytical errors; preanalytical risk; postanalytical risk
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
Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Adriana Unic, Marijana Miler, Tomislav Pavicic, Jelena Culej, Ivan Bolanca, Davorka Herman Mahecic, Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Alen Vrtaric
Review, Volume 30, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: vitamin D; preanalytical variability; diabetes mellitus; polymorphism; fertility; extravascular body fluids
Merve Sibel Gungoren, Deniz Ilhan Topcu, Cevdet Zungun
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; case report; jet-lag; thyroid stimulating hormone; prolactin
Patricija Banković Radovanović, Tanja Živković Mikulčić, Jasmina Simović Medica
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: case report; preanalytical phase; sample collection; coagulation
Matthias Weemaes, Martin Hiele, Pieter Vermeersch
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: D-lactate; D-lactic acidosis; high anion gap acidosis; preanalytical phase; case report
Toon Schiemsky, Guy Vundelinckx, Kathleen Croes, Joris Penders, Koen Desmet, Steven Pauwels, Pieter Vermeersch
Case Reports, Volume 30, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hypoglycaemia; tramadol; insulin; poisoning
Pavica Šonjić, Ana Nikler, Dora Vuljanić, Lora Dukić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: critical results; survey; post-analytical phase; laboratory management
Dragana Šegulja, Danica Matišić, Karmela Barišić, Dunja Rogić
Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: M components; serum free light chains; immunoassay; gammopathy; monoclonal
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
Miguel Aliste-Fernández, Gemma Sole-Enrech, Ruth Cano-Corres, Silvia Teodoro-Marin, Eugenio Berlanga-Escalera
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: high-sensitivity troponin T; interference; case report
Ivan Zeljkovic, Sven Knecht, Florian Spies, Tobias Reichlin, Beat Schaer, Stefan Osswald, Michael Kühne, Christian Sticherling
Short communications, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: atrial fibrillation; pulmonary vein isolation; high-sensitivity troponin T; repeat procedure; recurrence
Luisa Agnello, Chiara Bellia, Concetta Scazzone, Giulia Bivona, Giorgia Iacolino, Caterina Maria Gambino, Maddalena Muratore, Bruna Lo Sasso, Marcello Ciaccio
Short communications, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: troponin I; myocardial infarction; reference values; high sensitivity; 99th percentile
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
Milica Šostarić, Adriana Bokulić, Domagoj Marijančević, Ivana Zec
Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: prolactin; hyperprolactinaemia; macroprolactin; polyethylene glycol
Wilson Bajaña, Eduardo Aranda, Maria Elena Arredondo, Lorena Michele Brennan-Bourdon, Marise Danielle Campelo, Edgar Espinoza, Silvia Flores, Patricia Ochoa, Veronica Vega, Beatriz Varela, Gabriel Lima-Oliveira
Original articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; diagnostic errors; fasting; postprandial period; reproducibility of results
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
Aceil Al-Khatib, Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva
Research integrity corner, Volume 29, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: autonomy; biomedical research; ethics in publishing; responsible peer review; scientific misconduct
Gian Luca Salvagno, Davide Demonte, Giuseppe Lippi
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: potassium; hyperkalemia; preanalytical variability; diagnostic errors
Marizna Barkhuizen, Mariza Hoffmann, Ekkehard WA Zöllner, Rajiv T. Erasmus, Annalise E. Zemlin
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: pseudohyponatraemia; electrolyte exclusion effect; case report; serum indices; endogenous interference
Charlotte Gils, Pernille Just Vinholt, Mads Nybo
Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: activated partial thromboplastin time; haemolysis; lipemia; post-analytical errors; pre-analytical errors
Alessandro Trentini, Savino Spadaro, Valentina Rosta, Maria C Manfrinato, Carlo Cervellati, Francesca Dalla Corte, Stefania Hanau, Carlo A Volta, Tiziana Bellini
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: statin; fast skeletal troponin; slow skeletal troponin; muscle damage; creatine kinase
Luis García de Guadiana-Romualdo, Pablo Cerezuela-Fuentes, Ignacio Español-Morales, Patricia Esteban-Torrella, Enrique Jiménez-Santos, Ana Hernando-Holgado, María Dolores Albaladejo-Otón
Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: febrile neutropenia; prognosis; Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer; procalcitonin; lipopolysaccharide binding protein
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
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
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
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
Giuseppe Lippi, Fabian Sanchis-Gomar
Review, Volume 28, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cardiac troponin; myocardial infarction; acute coronary syndrome; diagnostics
Ionas Papassotiriou, Artemissia-Phoebe Nifli
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: exercise; glucose; lactic acid; creatinine; body composition
Yufei Wang, Wei Peng, Junling Tang, Lu Dong, Chengchen Gu, Xin Zhang, Jian Zhou, Weiping Jia
Original Papers, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: point-of-care testing; glycated haemoglobin A1c; diabetes mellitus; evaluation studies
Review, Volume 28, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: allergy; IgE; component-resolved diagnosis
Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hyperkalemia; case report; electrolytes; pseudohyperkalemia
Eva Rabing Brix Petersen, Sven Mortensen, Mads Nybo
Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: capillary blood sample; case report; pre-analytical phase; zinc
Benedetta Rampoldi, Serena Tessarolo, Paola Giubbilini, Paola Gaia, Samantha D. Corino, Sarah Mazza, Roberta Rigolini, Marco Dei Poli, Elena Vianello, Massimiliano M. Corsi Romanelli, Elena Costa
Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: acute kidney injury; neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; cardiovascular surgery; early detection; urinary biomarkers
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
Janne Cadamuro, Helmut Wiedemann, Thomas K. Felder, Cornelia Mrazek, Ulrike Kipman, Oberkofler Hannes, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher
Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: case report; white particulate matter; lithium-heparin tubes; separator gel
Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: case report; pre-analytical; contamination; K-EDTA
Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin
Pre-analytical mysteries, Volume 27, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: anaemia; errors; posture; preanalytical variability; case report
Luis Alfredo Bautista Balbás, Marta Segovia Amaro, Rubén Gómez Rioja, María José Alcaide Martín, Antonio Buńo Soto
Short Communication, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: specimen handling; potassium; electrolyte
Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Adrijana Dorotic, Ana Grzunov
Special Issue: External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: post-analytical phase; standardization; external quality assessment; questionnaire
Cristiano Ialongo, Sergio Bernardini
Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: turnaround time; statistical data analysis; quality control; healthcare quality indicator; postanalytical phase
Review, Volume 26, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: hepcidin; kidney transplantation; post-transplant anemia; iron homeostasis
Tze Ping Loh, Xiong Chang Lim, Karize Kieu, Haressh Sajiir, Siew Fong Neo, Wan Ling Cheng, Sunil Kumar Sethi
Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: cardiovascular diseases; troponin; immunoassay; clinical chemistry
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
Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: authorship; journal software system; editorial policy
Armen Yuri Gasparyan, Marlen Yessirkepov, Alexey N. Gerasimov, Elena I. Kostyukova, George D. Kitas
Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: authorship; author names; science communication; identity; editorial policies
Vesna Supak-Smolcic, Ana-Maria Simundic, George David Lundberg
Editorial, Volume 26, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: authorship; publication; authors identity; editorial policy
Michael C. Motal, Daniel A. Klaus, Diana Lebherz-Eichinger, Bianca Tudor, Thomas Hamp, Marion Wiegele, Rudolf Seemann, Claus G. Krenn, Georg A. Roth
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: adipocytokine; inflammation; vaspin; CRP; intensive care
Vendula Bartáková, Denisa Malúšková, Jan Mužík, Jana Bělobrádková, Kateřina Kaňková
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: gestational diabetes; oral glucose tolerance test; postpartum period; glucose intolerance; diagnosis
Biljana Pejović, Jelena Erić-Marinković, Marija Pejović, Jelena Kotur-Stevuljević, Amira Peco-Antić
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; acute kidney injury; premature neonates; biomarker
Matteo Vidali, Enrica Verzotti, Nicole Cabraz, Francesca Santi, Alessia Puma, Giorgio Bellomo, Alessandro Lupi, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Carlo Avanzi
Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: troponin I; acute coronary syndrome; emergency service; hospital; chest pain
Jasenka Trifunović, Larisa Miller, Željko Debeljak, Vesna Horvat
Review, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: autoimmune diseases; inflammatory diseases; interleukin 10; neoplasms; polymorphisms; genetic
Vesna Supak-Smolcic, Ana-Maria Simundic
Research integrity corner, Volume 25, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: authorship; contribution; editorial policy; publication; research integrity
Barbka Repic Lampret, Simona Murko, Marusa Debeljak, Mojca Zerjav Tansek, Petja Fister, Tadej Battelino
Case Report, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: SCAD deficiency; short chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency; screening; acylcarnitine; polymorphism; genetic
Diana Lebherz-Eichinger, Remy Schwarzer, Michael C. Motal, Daniel A. Klaus, Andreas Mangold, Hendrik J. Ankersmit, Gabriela A. Berlakovich, Claus G. Krenn, Georg A. Roth
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: antibodies; immunoglobulins; liver failure; liver transplantation; artificial liver support system; molecular adsorbent recirculating system
Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Jasenka Trifunović, Tihana Pavosevic, Nora Nikolac
Research Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: critical results; laboratory testing; quality indicators; survey; post-analytical phase
Dorota Kostrzewa-Nowak, Robert Nowak, Zbigniew Jastrzębski, Aleksandra Zarębska, Marta Bichowska, Izabela Drobnik-Kozakiewicz, Łukasz Radzimiński, Agata Leońska-Duniec, Krzysztof Ficek, Paweł Cięszczyk
Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: body composition; physical fitness; overweight; women
Editorial, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: principle-based ethics; health care ethics; codes of ethics; editorial policies
Gabriella De Carli, Dominique Abiteboul, Vincenzo Puro
Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: occupational exposure; needlestick injuries; bloodborne pathogens; accident prevention; laboratories
Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Gian Luca Salvagno, Giuseppe Lippi, Elisa Danese, Matteo Gelati, Martina Montagnana, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: diagnostic errors; fasting; postprandial period; reference values; reproducibility of results.
Vesna Šupak Smolčić, Ana-Maria Šimundić
Research integrity corner, Volume 24, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: editorial policies; guidelines; peer review; publication ethics
Dražan Butorac, Ivana Ćelap, Sanja Kačkov, Vera Robić, Tomislav Miletić, Zlata Flegar Meštrić, Andrea Hulina, Krunoslav Kuna, Tihana Žanić Grubišić, Marija Grdić Rajković
Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: paraoxonase 1; postmenopausal women; phenotype; lipids
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
Editorial, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: scientific misconduct; plagiarism; editorial policies
Janja Zupan, Matjaž Jeras, Janja Marc
Review, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: osteoimmunology; cytokines; osteoclasts; RANKL; osteoporosis
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
Review, Volume 23, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: blood gas analysis; preanalytical error; laboratory error; pO2; pCO2; pH
Vesna Šupak Smolčić, Lidija Bilić-Zulle
Research integrity corner, Volume 23, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: editorial policy; research integrity guidelines; self-plagiarism; text-recycling
Tanja Dujic, Tamer Bego, Barbara Mlinar, Sabina Semiz, Maja Malenica, Besim Prnjavorac, Barbara Ostanek, Janja Marc, Adlija Causevic
Original papers, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; obesity; 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1; polymorphism; genetic; high resolution melting curve analysis
Luigi M. Castello, Sophie Negro, Francesca Santi, Isabella Zanotti, Matteo Vidali, Marco Bagnati, Giorgio Bellomo, Gian Carlo Avanzi
Case report, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: digitalis glycosides/poisoning; digitoxin; digoxin antibodies Fab fragments; digitoxin/toxicity; digitoxin/analysis
Simone Zerah, Janet Murray, Andrea Rita Horvath
Editorial, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; polyvalent; sub-specialized; profession name
Editorial, Volume 22, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: scientific misconduct; plagiarism; editorial policies
Roberto Corsetti, Giovanni Lombardi, Alessandra Barassi, Patrizia Lanteri, Alessandra Colombini, Gianvico Melzi D’Eril, Giuseppe Banfi
Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; troponin T; physical endurance; energy expenditure
Lana Feher Turkovic, Alica Pizent, Slavica Dodig, Mladen Pavlovic, Daria Pasalic
Original papers, Volume 22, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs); FABP2; genetic polymorphism; metabolic syndrome
Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin, Rosalia Aloe, Martina Montagnana, Gian Luca Salvagno, Gian Cesare Guidi
Short communications, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: troponin; biological markers; commutability; myocardial infarction
Ergen H. Arzu, Ümit Zeybek, Özlem Gök, Karaali Z. Eremis
Original papers, Volume 22, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: diabetes mellitus; lipoproteins; high density lipoprotein; dyslipidemia; polymorphism; genetic
Jie Bai, Yu Liu, Gui-Fen Niu, Li-Xin Bai, Xiao-Yan Xu, Guang-Zhen Zhang, Le-Xin Wang
Original papers, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: type 2 diabetes; adiponectin; testosterone; renal function; coronary artery disease
Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin, Giuseppe Banfi, Mario Plebani
Short review, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: sports; biomarkers; acute myocardial infarction; cardiac injury; troponin
Editorial, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: editor; journal; editorial policy; scientific writing; publication
Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Alireza Ostadrahimi, Soltanali Mahboob
Original papers, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: calcium; phosphorous; magnesium; obesity; body composition; lipid profile
Massimo Daves, Roberto Cemin, Bruno Fattor, Giovanni Cosio, Gian Luca Salvagno, Francesco Rizza, Giuseppe Lippi
Original papers, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: portable glucose meters; hematocrit bias; analytic performance
Gabor L. Kovacs, Andrea Ludany, Tamas Koszegi, Ferenc Liszt, Miklos Kellermayer
Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: laboratory training; graduate; postgraduate; Hungary
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 21, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: ANOVA; post hocanalysis; Bonferroni; Tukey; Scheffee
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)
Renata Topic Zrinski, Slavica Dodig
Review, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: eosinophil cationic protein; polymorphism; cytotoxicity; asthma
Editorial, Volume 21, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: editor; journal; editorial policy; conflict of interest; disclosure
Giovanni Introcaso, Monica Raggi, Tiziana D’Errico, Annalisa Cavallero
Original papers, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: cardiac troponin-I; reference change value; analytical imprecision; acute coronary syndrome
Special issue, Volume 20, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: editorial policies; publishing; scientific misconduct; plagiarism; clinical trial
Zrinka Alfirevic, Ana-Maria Simundic, Nora Nikolac, Nikola Sobocan, Igor Alfirevic, Mario Stefanovic, Zeljko Vucicevic, Elizabeta Topic
Original papers, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: thrombophilia; coagulation disorders; polymorphism; FV Leiden; factor II; plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
Davide Giavarina, Adele Villani, Marco Caputo
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: quality; point of care; laboratory medicine; turn-around-time; error
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: critical values; notification of critical values; clinical laboratories; post-analytical phase; errors in laboratory medicine
Marius Marusteri, Vladimir Bacarea
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 20, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: statistical inference; statistical hypothesis testing; statistical tests selection
Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; diagnostic process; pre-analytical phase; post-analytical phase
Margareta Radić Antolic, Renata Zadro, Dubravka Sertić, Boris Labar
Original papers, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: chronic myeloid leukemia; imatinib mesylate; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; major molecular response
Syed Kashif Nawaz, Shahida Hasnain
Review, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: ACE polymorphism; longevity; early mortality; cardiovascular diseases
Carmen Ricós, Carmen Perich, Joana Minchinela, Virtudes Álvarez, Margarita Simón, Carmen Biosca, Mariví Doménech, Pilar Fernández, Carlos-Víctor Jiménez, José Vicente Garcia-Lario, Fernando Cava
Short review, Volume 19, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: biological variation; quality specifications; reference change value; delta check; laboratory report
Snježana Hrabrić Vlah, Štefica Dvornik, Dino Grdović
Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: point of care testing; Gem® PremierTM 4000; hemoglobin
Giuseppe Lippi, Francesco De Vita, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Giovanni Targher, Gian Cesare Guidi
Original papers, Volume 19, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: hormones; prolactin; physical exercise; reference range; sports
Ivana Čepelak, Dubravka Čvorišćec
Review, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: bone formation markers; bone resorption markers; osteoporosis
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 19, February, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: statistical hypothesis testing; P value; significance level; multiplicity problem
Jana Dragojevič, Janja Marc, Barbara Mlinar
Original papers, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: PPARγ; polymorphism; insulin resistance; PCOS; hsCRP
Review, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: lithium salts; mood disorders; apoptosis; mood stabilizers
Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 18, October, Issue 3
KEYWORDS: power; significance; effect size; sample size; statistical power
Hossein Hadinedoushan, Abbas Aflatounian, Morteza Anvari
Original papers, Volume 18, June, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: IL-2; rheumatoid factor; recurrent spontaneous abortion
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
Zlata Mujagić, Elsada Čičko, Vesna Vegar-Brozović, Mirsada Prašo
Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: glucose; lactate; surgery; propofol-fentanyl anesthesia; isoflurane-fentanyl anesthesia
Nada Vukelić, Dalja Papić Futač, Elizabeta Topić
Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: point of care testing; acid-base balance parameters; electrolytes; metabolites
Tamas Nagy, Attila Miseta, Gabor L. Kovacs
Review, Volume 17, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: O-GlcNAc; Ca2+; diabetes; stress response; malignancy
Barbara Mlinar, Janja Marc, Marija Pfeifer
Review, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: insulin resistance; obesity; metabolic syndrome; adipokines
Branka Salzer, Željko Trnka, Mate Sučić
Short review, Volume 16, June, Issue 1
KEYWORDS: obesity; risk factor; lipoproteins; disease prevention; physical activity
Sandra Margetić, Biserka Raić, Tomislav Franjo Hajnžić, Nikola Bulj, Elizabeta Topić, Andrea Tešija-Kuna, Nora Nikolac
Case report, Volume 16, December, Issue 2
KEYWORDS: venous thromboembolism; antiphospholipid syndrome; PAI-1 polymorphism