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, Articles ahead of print

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

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

Are we ready to integrate advanced artificial intelligence models in clinical laboratory?

Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak, Matko Dodig

Reviews, Volume 35, Articles ahead of print

KEYWORDS: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; healthcare; clinical laboratory

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010501

11th Congress of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Symposium abstracts, Volume 34, October, Suppl1

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

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

Laboratory medicine and sports: where are we now?

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.030501

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

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

Comparison of lipemia interference created with native lipemic material and intravenous lipid emulsion in emergency laboratory tests

Emel Çolak Samsum, Hatice Sürer, Serkan Bolat, Mehmet Şeneş, Doğan Yücel

Original articles, Volume 34, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: lipemia; intravenous lipid emulsions; interference; clinical chemistry tests; preanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.020701

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

Effects of reverse osmosis membrane replacement of pure water system on clinical chemistry and immunoassay in clinical laboratory

Shaocong Liang, Huaxian Wu, Jiayi Zhao, Xuanjie Guo, Yongjie Qiang, Xin Zhao, Meng Lan, Chongquan Zhao, Dongxin Zhang

Original articles, Volume 34, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: water purification; glycerol; clinical chemistry tests; immunoassay; triglycerides

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.010705

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

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

Changing the tide in vitamin D testing: An 8-year review of a demand management approach

Janne Cadamuro, Ursula Huber-Schönauer, Cornelia Mrazek, Lukas Hehenwarter, Ulrike Kipman, Thomas K. Felder, Christian Pirich

Letters to the editor, Volume 34, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: demand management; preanalytical phase; laboratory order; vitamin D

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.010401

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

Drug interference with biochemical laboratory tests

Jasmina Katanić, Bojan Stanimirov, Vanesa Sekeruš, Maja Đanić, Nebojša Pavlović, Momir Mikov, Karmen Stankov

Short review, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: biochemical marker; clinical laboratory test; diagnostic error; drug-laboratory test interaction; pharmaceuticals

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020601

Laboratory medicine in arterial hypertension

Merica Aralica, Vesna Šupak-Smolčić, Lorena Honović, Lucija Franin, Pavica Šonjić, Maja Šimac, Mihovil Horvat, Nina Poropat

Reviews, Volume 33, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: antihypertensive agent; clinical laboratory test; hypertension; medical laboratory science

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.010501

10th Congress of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Symposium abstracts, Volume 32, September, Suppl1

A case of discrepant laboratory results in samples obtained from a central venous catheter and peripheral veins: when solving a pre-analytical mystery could improve patient care

Mattia Carini, Moira Micheletti, Giovanni Martellosio, Elisa Caravaggi, Nicola Portesi, Giorgio Biasiotto, Monica Marini, Duilio Brugnoni, Federico Serana

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 32, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; pre-analytical phase; medical error; central venous catheters; haematology

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.031001

Designing and validating an autoverification system of biochemical test results in Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, clinical laboratory

Bahar Ünlü Gül, Oğuzhan Özcan, Serdar Doğan, Abdullah Arpaci

Original articles, Volume 32, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: automation; biochemistry; laboratory organization and management; validation/evaluation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.030704

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

Evaluation of preanalytical and postanalytical phases in clinical biochemistry laboratory according to IFCC laboratory errors and patient safety specifications

Nergiz Zorbozan, Orçun Zorbozan

Original articles, Volume 32, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: total quality management; preanalytical phase; quality indicators; six sigma

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.030701

Clinical importance of laboratory biomarkers in liver fibrosis

Goda Aleknavičiūtė-Valienė, Valdas Banys

Reviews, Volume 32, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: biomarkers; hepatic fibrosis; hyaluronic acid; collagen; laminin; cholylglycine

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.030501

Laboratory medicine in pandemic of COVID-19

Leida Tandara, Petra Filipi, Daniela Supe Domic, Branka Kresic, Ivo Ivcic, Sanda Stojanovic Stipic, Zana Rubic, Marijan Tandara

Reviews, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; GDF-15; infertility; interleukin-6; Guillain-Barré syndrome

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020501

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

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

Erratum, Volume 32, February, Issue 1

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

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

Reevaluation of von Willebrand disease diagnosis in a Croatian paediatric cohort combining bleeding scores, phenotypic laboratory assays and next generation sequencing: a pilot study

Ivana Lapić, Margareta Radić Antolic, Sara Dejanović Bekić, Désirée Coen-Herak, Ernest Bilić, Dunja Rogić, Renata Zadro

Original articles, Volume 32, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: haemostasis; von Willebrand disease; paediatrics; hemorrhage; next-generation sequencing

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.010707

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

Review of current incidents and risk calculations used in the Royal College of Australasian Pathologists Key Incident Management and Monitoring Systems - a system that could be used by all Australasian medical laboratories, and easily adapted to worldwide use

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.010702

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

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

Michael Paal, Katharina Habler, Michael Vogeser

Short Communications, Volume 31, October, Issue 3

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

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

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

Contribution of the laboratory to a diagnosis process by sequential reflective testing: Paraprotein interference on a direct bilirubin assay

Niyazi Samet Yilmaz, Bayram Sen, Ozlem Gulbahar

Case Reports, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: direct bilirubin; interference; paraprotein; reflective testing

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020801

The response of total testing process in clinical laboratory medicine to COVID-19 pandemic

Funda Eren, Merve Ergin Tuncay, Esra Firat Oguz, Salim Neselioglu, Ozcan Erel

Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; quality indicator; pandemic; total testing process

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020713

Laboratory professionals’ attitudes towards ISO 15189:2012 accreditation: an anonymous survey of three Croatian accredited medical laboratories

Ivana Lapić, Dunja Rogić, Matea Ivić, Marina Tomičević, Mirjana Mariana Kardum Paro, Lovorka Đerek, Ines Alpeza Viman

Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: accreditation; quality assurance; ISO 15189:2012; survey; satisfaction

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020712

The rise in preanalytical errors during COVID-19 pandemic

Tapasyapreeti Mukhopadhyay, Arulselvi Subramanian, Shivam Pandey, Nirupam Madaan, Anjan Trikha, Rajesh Malhotra

Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: laboratory biosafety; preanalytical phase; quality indicators; SARS-CoV-2; total testing process

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020710

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

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

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

Review, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: antinuclear antibodies; autoimmunity; recommendations; harmonization

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

Defining laboratory medicine: a circle cannot be squared

Giuseppe Lippi, Mario Plebani

Letter to the Editor, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; testing; definition

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020401

Utilization of biological variation data in the interpretation of laboratory test results – survey about clinicians’ opinion and knowledge

Humeyra Ozturk Emre, Fatma Hande Karpuzoglu, Cihan Coskun, Ebru Demirel Sezer, Ozlem Goruroglu Ozturk, Fatma Ucar, Hikmet Can Cubukcu, Fatma Demet Arslan, Levent Deniz, Mehmet Senes, Mustafa Serteser, Cevat Yazici, Dogan Yucel, Abdurrahman Coskun

Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biological variation; laboratory error; patient safety; reference change value

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.010705

Using clinical guidelines to assess the potential value of laboratory medicine in clinical decision-making

Allan J. Hicks, Zoe L. Carwardine, Mike J. Hallworth, Eric S. Kilpatrick

Original Articles, Volume 31, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: cardiovascular diseases; guideline; clinical laboratory testing

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.010703

Sample size, power and effect size revisited: simplified and practical approaches in pre-clinical, clinical and laboratory studies

Ceyhan Ceran Serdar, Murat Cihan, Doğan Yücel, Muhittin A Serdar

Review, Volume 31, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; effect size; power analysis; sample size

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.010502

Defining laboratory medicine, or squaring the circle?

Joseph Watine

Letters to the Editor, Volume 31, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; education; editorial practice; research methodology; writing in science

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.010402

31st Symposium Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: Haemodialysis - clinical and diagnostic challenges

Symposium abstracts, Volume 30, October, Issue 3

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

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

Laboratory testing of extravascular body fluids: National recommendations on behalf of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Part II – Synovial fluid

Anja Jokic, Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Jelena Culej, Irena Kocijan, Marija Bozovic

Review, Volume 30, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: recommendations; synovial fluid; crystal analysis; osteoarthritis; gout

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030501

Experience on how to implement a preanalytical and POCT unit in Madrid’s IFEMA field hospital during this unprecedented COVID-19 emergency

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030403

Laboratory markers included in the Corona Score can identify false negative results on COVID-19 RT-PCR in the emergency room

Roberto Assandri, Ciro Canetta, Giovanni Viganò, Elisabetta Buscarini, Alessandro Scartabellati, Alessandro Montanelli

Letter to the editor, Volume 30, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; Emergency room; RT-PCR; laboratory markers; Corona score

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030402

Rate of re-positive RT-PCR test among patients recovered from COVID-19

Parham Habibzadeh, Mohammad M. Sajadi, Amir Emami, Mohammad Hossein Karimi, Mahboobeh Yadollahie, Maryam Kucheki, Sahar Akbarpoor, Farrokh Habibzadeh

Letter to the editor, Volume 30, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; RT-PCR; laboratory test

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.030401

Verification of the Canadian Laboratory Initiative on Paediatric Reference Intervals (CALIPER) reference values in Croatian children and adolescents

Renata Zrinski Topić, Jasna Leniček Krleža

Original Articles, Volume 30, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hormone; immunoassay; paediatric; reference value

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.020710

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

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

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

Errors within the total laboratory testing process, from test selection to medical decision-making – A review of causes, consequences, surveillance and solutions

Cornelia Mrazek, Giuseppe Lippi, Martin H Keppel, Thomas K Felder, Hannes Oberkofler, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher, Janne Cadamuro

Review, Volume 30, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: total testing process; extra-analytical phase; quality indicators; laboratory medicine; patient safety

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.020502

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

Title does matter: a cross-sectional study of 30 journals in the Medical Laboratory Technology category

Marina Njire Braticevic, Ivana Babic, Irena Abramovic, Anja Jokic, Martina Horvat

Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: cross-sectional studies; medical laboratory technology; publications; bibliometrics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010708

Laboratory testing of extravascular body fluids: National recommendations on behalf of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Part I – Serous fluids

Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Jelena Culej, Anja Jokic, Marija Bozovic, Irena Kocijan

Review, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: harmonization; pleural effusion; pericardial effusion; ascites

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010502

Integrated diagnostics: the future of laboratory medicine?

Giuseppe Lippi, Mario Plebani

Review, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: integrated diagnostics; laboratory medicine; pathology; radiology

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010501

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

30th Symposium Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: Vitamin D in health and disease

Symposium abstracts, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

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

Clinician’s opinion about critical risk results proposed by the Croatian Chamber of Medical Biochemists: a survey in one Croatian tertiary hospital

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030711

Effectiveness of minimum retesting intervals in managing repetitive laboratory testing: experience from a Croatian university hospital

Ivana Lapić, Dunja Rogić, Mirjana Fuček, Ružica Galović

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: evidence-based practice; clinical laboratory services; pre-analytical phase; cost analysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030705

Assessment of a laboratory critical risk result notification protocol in a tertiary care hospital and their use in clinical decision making

Jose A. Delgado Rodríguez, Maria I. Pastor García, Cristina Gómez Cobo, Antonia R. Pons Más, Isabel Llompart Alabern, Josep Miquel Bauça

Original Articles, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: phone notification; turnaround time; clinical decision making; critical risk result

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030703

The first step in creating national Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) guidelines – a questionnaire

Vanja Radišić Biljak, Anders Grubb, Isabel Cachapuz Guerra, Etienne Cavalier, Stella Raymondo, Rosa Sierra-Amor, Michele Mussap, Shanthi Naidu Kamathan, Dogan Yucel, Pradip Datta, Takashi Wada, Flavio F. Alcantara

Editorial, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: chronic kidney disease (CKD); International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC); guidelines; action plan; questionnaire

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030301

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

Optimizing laboratory defined macroprolactin algorithm

Milica Šostarić, Adriana Bokulić, Domagoj Marijančević, Ivana Zec

Original Articles, Volume 29, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: prolactin; hyperprolactinaemia; macroprolactin; polyethylene glycol

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020706

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

Impact of an Andean breakfast on biochemistry and immunochemistry laboratory tests: an evaluation on behalf COLABIOCLI WG-PRE-LATAM

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.020702

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

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

Analysis of laboratory critical values at a referral Spanish tertiary university hospital

Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Sofía Corral-Comesaña, Ruth Cano-Corres, María José Castro-Castro, Macarena Dastis-Arias, Dolors Dot-Bach

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: critical values limits; critical values notification; patient safety

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010704

Standardization in laboratory medicine: Two years’ experience from category 1 EQA programs in Spain

Carmen Ricós, Carmen Perich, Beatriz Boned, Elisabet González-Lao, Jorge Diaz-Garzón, Montserrat Ventura, Sandra Bullich, Zoraida Corte, Joana Minchinela, Fernando Marques, Margarita Simón, Virtudes Alvarez, José-Vicente García-Lario, Pilar Fernández-Fern

Original Articles, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: standardization; external quality assessment; traceability; bias

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010701

9th Congress of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine with international participation

Symposium abstracts, Volume 28, May, Suppl1

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

Symposium abstracts, Volume 28, October, Issue 3

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

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

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

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

Corrigendum to: The potential of component-resolved diagnosis in laboratory diagnostics of allergy

Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak

Corrigendum, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.021201

Evaluating analytical quality in clinical biochemistry laboratory using Six Sigma

Xuehui Mao, Jing Shao, Bingchang Zhang, Yong Wang

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

KEYWORDS: Sigma metrics; total allowable error; quality control; bias

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020904

Storage stability of commonly used haematological parameters at 33 °C

Ashish Jain, Sanchit Jain, Neha Singh, Priyanka Aswal, Shweta Pal, Sushant Kumar Meinia, Nilotpal Chowdhury

Short Communications, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: pre-analytical error; erythrocyte indices; laboratory errors; platelet count; sample stability

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020901

Comprehensive evaluation of the internal and external quality control to redefine analytical quality goals

Beatriz Varela, Gonzalo Pacheco

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

KEYWORDS: total quality management; quality control; bias; laboratory proficiency testing/methods; clinical chemistry test

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020710

Sigma metrics in laboratory medicine revisited: We are on the right road with the wrong map

Wytze P. Oosterhuis, Abdurrahman Coskun

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

KEYWORDS: biological variation; Six Sigma; Sigma metrics; total error; number of distinct categories

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020503

The potential of component-resolved diagnosis in laboratory diagnostics of allergy

Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak

Review, Volume 28, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: allergy; IgE; component-resolved diagnosis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.020501

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

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 resource–limited countries

Jane Y Carter

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

KEYWORDS: laboratory; quality assurance; proficiency testing; resource-limited countries

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.013

Implementation of the External Quality Assessment Program in Brazil

Marcos Kneip Fleury, Maria Elizabeth Menezes, José Abol Correa

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

KEYWORDS: quality assurance; external assessment; proficiency testing

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.012

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

Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Ivana Celap, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic

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

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

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

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

Anne Stavelin, Sverre Sandberg

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

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

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

External Quality Assessment beyond the analytical phase: an Australian perspective

Tony Badrick, Stephanie Gay, Euan J. McCaughey, Andrew Georgiou

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

KEYWORDS: health care quality assurance; laboratory; pathology; quality

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.009

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

Barbara De la Salle

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

KEYWORDS: haematology; laboratory proficiency testing; blood cell count

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

The logic of equivalence testing and its use in laboratory medicine

Cristiano Ialongo

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical data analysis; methodological studies

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.001

Interpretation of EQA results and EQA-based trouble shooting

Gunn Berit Berge Kristensen, Piet Meijer

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

KEYWORDS: external quality assessment; commutability; reference method; EQA error; between lot variation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.007

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

Demystifying EQA statistics and reports

Wim Coucke, Mohamed Rida Soumali

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

KEYWORDS: external quality assessment; statistics; Q-score; Z-score

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.006

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

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

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

KEYWORDS: laboratory proficiency testing; quality assessment; laboratory medicine

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

Utility of routine laboratory preoperative tests based on previous results: Time to give up

Enrique Rodríguez–Borja, Africa Corchon–Peyrallo, Gerardo Aguilar–Aguilar, Arturo Carratala–Calvo

Short Communications, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: cost-effectiveness; preoperative care; patient safety; routine diagnostic tests

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030902

Measurement uncertainty of blood ethanol concentration in drink-driving cases in an emergency laboratory

Yasemin Ustundağ, Kağan Huysal

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: blood ethanol; measurement uncertainty; driving accidents

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030708

Insights into cerumen and application in diagnostics: past, present and future prospective

Engy Shokry, Nelson Roberto Antoniosi Filho

Review, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: cerumen; laboratory diagnosis; metabolomics; proteomics; genomics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030503

Big differences in primary care celiac disease serological markers request in Spain

Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Carlos Leiva-Salinas

Short Communication, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: celiac disease; quality indicators; clinical laboratory services; benchmarking

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.025

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

Pneumatic tube system transport does not alter platelet function in optical and whole blood aggregometry, prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, platelet count and fibrinogen in patients on anti-platelet drug therapy

Dietmar Enko, Harald Mangge, Andreas Münch, Tobias Niedrist, Elisabeth Mahla, Helfried Metzler, Florian Prüller

Original Papers, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: platelets; platelet aggregation; platelet function tests; clinical laboratory services; preanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.023

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

Special issue on External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine – current challenges and future trends

Barbara De la Salle, Piet Meijer, Annette Thomas, Ana-Maria Simundic

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.003

The role of laboratory testing in detection and classification of chronic kidney disease: national recommendations

Vanja Radišić Biljak, Lorena Honović, Jasminka Matica, Branka Krešić, Sanela Šimić Vojak

Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: chronic kidney disease (CKD); recommendations; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR); albuminuria; proteinuria

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.019

External quality assessment of medical laboratories in Croatia: preliminary evaluation of post-analytical laboratory testing

Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Adrijana Dorotic, Ana Grzunov

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

KEYWORDS: post-analytical phase; standardization; external quality assessment; questionnaire

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.018

Preanalytical external quality assessment of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine and CROQALM: finding undetected weak spots

Nora Nikolac, Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Ana-Maria Simundic

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

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; external quality assessment; laboratory error

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.017

Evaluating performance in sweat testing in medical biochemistry laboratories in Croatia

Merica Aralica, Jasna Lenicek Krleza

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

KEYWORDS: sweat testing; external quality assessment; survey

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

Proficiency testing of maternal serum prenatal screening in second trimester in China, 2015

Xiaoyan Zhang, Wei Wang, Falin He, Kun Zhong, Shuai Yuan, Zhiguo Wang

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

KEYWORDS: maternal serum screening tests; proficiency testing; pregnancy trimester

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.015

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

Stephen Munene, Jackson Songok, Dennis Munene, Jane Carter

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

KEYWORDS: external quality assessment; accreditation; proficiency testing

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

27th Symposium of Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: National external quality assessment: from sample to evaluation.

Symposium abstracts, Volume 26, October, Issue 3

Unnecessary repeated total cholesterol tests in biochemistry laboratory

Suleyman Demir, Nergiz Zorbozan, Elif Basak

Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: unnecessary repeated cholesterol test; cholesterol retest interval; reference change value; laboratory costs; preanalytical phase; test requesting

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.007

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

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

Laboratory use of hepcidin in renal transplant recipients

Lucija Šimetić, Lada Zibar

Review, Volume 26, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: hepcidin; kidney transplantation; post-transplant anemia; iron homeostasis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.003

Blood gas testing and related measurements: National recommendations on behalf of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Lora Dukić, Lara Milevoj Kopčinović, Adrijana Dorotić, Ivana Baršić

Review, Volume 26, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: blood gas analysis; error; guideline; standardization

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.036

Concurrent acquired inhibitors to factor VIII and IX, a laboratory artifact: a case report

Saša Anžej Doma, Andreas Hillarp, Tadej Pajič, Dušan Andoljšek, Peter Černelč, Irena Preldžnik Zupan

Case Report, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: inhibitor; autoantibody; blood coagulation factor; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.033

Additional technician tasks and turnaround time in the clinical Stat laboratory

Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Maria Leiva-Salinas, Rosa Lillo, Carlos Leiva-Salinas

Short communication, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: medical laboratory personnel; quality indicators; health care

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.027

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

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

Phlebotomy, a bridge between laboratory and patient

Cristiano Ialongo, Sergio Bernardini

Review, Volume 26, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: phlebotomy; venipuncture; laboratory testing; preanalytical phase; preanalytical variability; patient safety; evidence based medicine

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.002

Automatic laboratory-based strategy to improve the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in primary care

Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Maria Leiva-Salinas, Javier Lugo, Francisco J Pomares, Alberto Asencio, Miguel Ahumada, Carlos Leiva-Salinas

Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: type 2 diabetes; HbA1c; diagnosis; preanalytical phase; test request appropriateness; costs; cost analysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.013

8th Congress of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine with international participation

Symposium abstracts, Volume 25, September, Suppl1

26th Symposium of Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: Laboratory diagnostics of blood-borne infections related to blood transfusions and transplantations.

Symposium abstracts, Volume 25, June, Issue 2

Laboratory diagnostics of chronic kidney disease in Croatia: state of the art

Vanja Radišić Biljak, Lorena Honović, Jasminka Matica, Branka Knežević, Sanela Šimić Vojak

Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: survey; chronic kidney disease; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR); albuminuria; proteinuria; creatinine; harmonization

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.009

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

Ten years of preanalytical monitoring and control: Synthetic Balanced Score Card Indicator

Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Ana Santo-Quiles, Mercedes Gutierrez, Javier Lugo, Rosa Lillo, Carlos Leiva-Salinas

Original papers, Volume 25, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: Preanalytical phase; errors in laboratory medicine; balanced scorecard; patient safety

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.005

Larger differences in utilization of rarely requested tests in primary care in Spain

Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Joaquín Uris, Carlos Leiva-Salinas

Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: primary care; laboratory proficiency testing; clinical laboratory services; test requesting; preanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.041

How compliant are technicians with universal safety measures in medical laboratories in Croatia? – A pilot study

Kristina Dukic, Matea Zoric, Petra Pozaic, Jelena Starcic, Marija Culjak, Andrea Saracevic, Marijana Miler

Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: survey; compliance; laboratory technician; universal safety measures; total quality management; clinical laboratory services

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.038

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

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

Angeles Giménez-Marín, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Ana M. García-Raja, Rafael Venta-Obaya, Margarita Fusté-Ventosa, Inmaculada Caballé-Martín, Alfonso Benítez-Estevez, Ana I. Quinteiro-García, José Luis Bedini, Antonio León-Justel, Montserrat Torra-Puig

Original papers, Volume 25, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: patient safety; clinical laboratory services; questionnaires; cross-sectional studies; public hospital; universal safety measures; total quality management

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

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

Capillary blood sampling: national recommendations on behalf of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Jasna Lenicek Krleza, Adrijana Dorotic, Ana Grzunov, Miljenka Maradin

Review Article, Volume 25, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: recommendations; capillary blood; blood specimen collection; standardization; preanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.034

In vitro diagnostic company recalls and medical laboratory practices: an Italian case

Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Giorgio Brocco, Gian Cesare Guidi

Case Report, Volume 25, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory techniques; patient safety; laboratory variability; reference standards; quality control; parathyroid hormone

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.028

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

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

Croatian survey on critical results reporting

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.019

Understanding Bland Altman analysis

Davide Giavarina

Review Article, Volume 25, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: Bland-Altman; agreement analysis; laboratory research; method comparison; correlation of data

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.015

14th EFLM Continuous Postgraduate Course in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. New trends in laboratory diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus: Diabetes mellitus revisited 14 years after the first Dubrovnik course

Symposium abstracts, Volume 24, October, Suppl1

25th Symposyum CSMBLM and 21st International Symposium CSMBLM and SACCLM, New technologies and challenges in laboratory toxicology and pharmacogenetics, Zagreb, May 17, 2014

Symposium abstracts, Volume 24, June, Issue 2

Interference of medical contrast media on laboratory testing

Giuseppe Lippi, Massimo Daves, Camilla Mattiuzzi

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: errors; analytical interference; contrast media; contrast agents; gadolinium

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.010

Lipemia: causes, interference mechanisms, detection and management

Nora Nikolac

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: lipemia interference; laboratory error; preanalytical phase; interference testing; biological variation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.008

The importance of implementing safe sharps practices in the laboratory setting in Europe

Gabriella De Carli, Dominique Abiteboul, Vincenzo Puro

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: occupational exposure; needlestick injuries; bloodborne pathogens; accident prevention; laboratories

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.007

Clinical biochemistry laboratory rejection rates due to various types of preanalytical errors

Aysenur Atay, Leyla Demir, Serap Cuhadar, Gulcan Saglam, Hulya Unal, Saliha Aksun, Banu Arslan, Asuman Ozkan, Recep Sutcu

Original papers, Volume 24, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: preanalytical error; quality indicator; specimen rejection

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.040

Could light meal jeopardize laboratory coagulation tests?

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.

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.036

Is an integrative laboratory algorithm more effective in detecting аlpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency in patients with premature chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than AAT concentration based screening approach?

Andjelo Beletic, Aleksandra Dudvarski-Ilic, Branislava Milenkovic, Ljudmila Nagorni-Obradovic, Mila Ljujic, Valentina Djordjevic, Dusko Mirkovic, Dragica Radojkovic, Nada Majkic-Singh

Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency; diagnostic techniques and procedures; pulmonary disease; chronic obstructive

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.032

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

Pre-analytical errors management in the clinical laboratory: a five-year study

Angeles Giménez-Marín, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Maria del Mar Pérez-Hidalgo, Pedro Molina-Mendoza

Original papers, Volume 24, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: total quality management; quality indicators; health care; laboratories; patient safety

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.027

The laboratory test utilization management toolbox

Geoffrey Baird

Review, Volume 24, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory services; utilization; utilization review

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.025

13th EFLM Continuous Postgraduate Course in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Symposium abstracts, Volume 23, October, Issue 3

24th Symposyum Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Laboratory medicine in sports, Zagreb, May 11, 2013

Symposium abstracts, Volume 23, June, Issue 2

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.027

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

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

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

Incorrect order of draw could be mitigate the patient safety: a phlebotomy management case report

Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi

Case report, Volume 23, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory techniques; preanalytical phase; laboratory variability; blood specimen collection; EDTA contamination carryover

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.026

Preanalytical considerations in blood gas analysis

Geoffrey Baird

Review, Volume 23, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: blood gas analysis; preanalytical error; laboratory error; pO2; pCO2; pH

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.005

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

23rd Symposium of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: Tuberculous infection – continuous challenge

Symposium abstracts, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

2nd Croatian predictive medicine symposium with international participation: The role of laboratory medicine in predictive medicine: oncology, Zagreb, November 4, 2011

Symposium abstracts, Volume 22, February, Issue 1

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

Accidental digitoxin intoxication: an interplay between laboratory and clinical medicine

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.040

Gamma heavy chain disease in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis – a laboratory evaluation

Luigi M. Castello, Sophie Negro, Francesca Santi, Isabella Zanotti, Matteo Vidali, Marco Bagnati, Giorgio Bellomo, Gian Carlo Avanzi

Case report, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: heavy chain disease; arthritis; rheumatoid; immunoglobulin gamma-chains; electrophoresis; electrophoresis; capillary

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.039

The new oral anticoagulants and the future of haemostasis laboratory testing

Emmanuel J. Favaloro, Giuseppe Lippi

Review, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: haemostasis; coagulation; laboratory tests; anticoagulants; anti-thrombotics; Dabigatran; Rivaroxaban.

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.035

EFLM Position Statement – Our profession now has a European name: Specialist in Laboratory Medicine

Simone Zerah, Janet Murray, Andrea Rita Horvath

Editorial, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; polyvalent; sub-specialized; profession name

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.029

Free DNA – new potential analyte in clinical laboratory diagnostics?

Jasenka Wagner

Review, Volume 22, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: cell free DNA; cell free fetal DNA; plasma DNA; free DNA; non-invasive prenatal diagnosis; clinical laboratory diagnosis; sex determination analysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.004

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

Education in clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine in various European countries

Ana-Maria Simundic

Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: education; EC4; syllabus; competences; vocational trainin

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.002

Laboratory medicine education in Lithuania

Zita Ausrele Kucinskiene, Jonas Bartlingas

Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; medical biology; education of specialists

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.009

The state and the problems of the education in the sphere of clinical laboratory diagnostics in Ukraine

Olena Beregova

Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: clinical laboratory diagnostics; laboratory staff; education

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.008

Graduate and postgraduate state university education of laboratory specialists in Hungary: medical doctors, pharmacists and laboratory analysts

Gabor L. Kovacs, Andrea Ludany, Tamas Koszegi, Ferenc Liszt, Miklos Kellermayer

Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: laboratory training; graduate; postgraduate; Hungary

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.006

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

Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine in Croatia: regulation of the profession

Ana-Maria Simundic, Elizabeta Topic, Dubravka Cvoriscec, Ivana Cepelak

Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: education; training; EC4; accreditation; quality

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.005

Education of medical biochemists in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mira Winterhalter-Jadric, Adlija Causevic, Radivoj Jadric, Jozo Coric, Sabaheta Hasic, Emina Kiseljakovic

Special issue, Volume 21, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; medical biochemistry; education

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2011.004

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

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

Total quality in laboratory diagnostics. It's time to think outside the box

Giuseppe Lippi, Ana-Maria Simundic

Editorial, Volume 20, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: patient safety; laboratory diagnostics; preanalytical phase; errors; quality

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.001

Laboratory diagnosis of autoimmune diseases – new technologies, old dilemmas

Ilza Salamunić

Review, Volume 20, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: autoimmune diseases; autoantibodies; diagnostics; technologies; standardization

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.006

Total quality in laboratory diagnostics: the role of commercial companies

Ana K. Stankovic, Jeffrey Silvetri2, Michael Mails, Carmen Najork

Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: preanalytical systems; in vitro diagnostic devices; laboratory instrument; reagent; quality

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.025

Quality in point of care testing

Davide Giavarina, Adele Villani, Marco Caputo

Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: quality; point of care; laboratory medicine; turn-around-time; error

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.024

Notification of critical values

Mario Plebani, Elisa Piva

Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: critical values; notification of critical values; clinical laboratories; post-analytical phase; errors in laboratory medicine

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.021

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

Hemolysis detection and management of hemolyzed specimens

Ana-Maria Simundic, Elizabeta Topic, Nora Nikolac, Giuseppe Lippi

Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hemolysis; extra-analytical quality; errors; laboratory testing; interference

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.018

Quality in the analytical phase

Oswald Sonntag

Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: analytical errors; patient safety; clinical laboratory; quality control; drug interference; calibration; paraprotein; reference interval

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.017

Quality and diagnostic perspectives in laboratory diagnostics

Mathias M. Müller

Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; diagnostic process; pre-analytical phase; post-analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.016

Overview on patient safety in healthcare and laboratory diagnostics

Giuseppe Lippi, Ana-Maria Simundic, Ca­mil­la Mat­tiuz­zi

Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: errors; quality; patient safety; outcome; prevention

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.015

Quality in laboratory diagnostics: from theory to practice

Giuseppe Lippi, Mario Plebani, Ana-Maria Simundic

Special issue, Volume 20, June, Issue 2

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.014

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

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

Original papers, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: spermatozoa; infertility; male; observer variation

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

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

Application of biological variation – a review

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

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.023

The assessment of interpretation of test results in laboratory medicine

Gordon S. Challand, Ping Li

Review, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: interpretation of results; External Quality Assurance Schemes

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

Comparative analysis of multiplex AtheNA Multi-Lyte ANA test system and conventional laboratory methods to detect autoantibodies

Ilza Salamunić, Branka Pauković Sekulić, Adela Galetović, Leida Tandara, Dušanka Martinović Kaliterna

Original papers, Volume 18, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: antinuclear antibodies; AtheNA Multi-Lyte ANA test system; ELISA; autoimmune diseases

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2008.010

Book review: Wendy Arneson, Jean Brickell: Clinical Chemistry - A Laboratory Perspective

Dunja Rogić

Opinion, Volume 18, February, Issue 1

Laboratory errors: How to improve pre- and post-analytical phases?

Mario Plebani

Editorial, Volume 17, June, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.001

Medical Laboratory Accreditation according to ISO 15189:2003. The Mexican Experience

Rosa Isabel Sierra-Amor, Maribel López-Martínez

Short review, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: accreditation; ISO 15189; medical laboratory

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.017

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

Book review: Evidence-based laboratory medicine: From Principles to Outcomes, Christopher P. Price and Robert H. Christenson, editors AACC Press, Washington, DC, 2003

Dunja Rogić

Opinion, Volume 16, December, Issue 2