Point-of-care testing, medical error, and patient safety: a 2007 assessment.

abstract：:The malondialdehyde-thiobarbituric acid assay is widely used to study lipid peroxidation. Among the various methods used to perform the assay, the most widely accepted is the quantification of malondialdehyde using the thiobarbituric acid reaction, followed by reversed-phase chromatography. However, unacceptable resul...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Gonzalo R,Vives-Bauza C,Andreu AL,García-Arumí E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The research into non-invasive and invasive prenatal diagnostic techniques developed almost in parallel. On the one hand the need was arising to ensure the birth of normal progeny in all cases, while on the other, it was not possible to eliminate the abortion risks connected with the invasiveness of amniocentesis (ris...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Torricelli F,Pescucci C

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Matrix differences among serum samples from non-pregnant and pregnant patients could bias measurements. Standard Reference Material 1949, Frozen Human Prenatal Serum, was developed to provide a quality assurance material for the measurement of hormones and nutritional elements throughout pregnancy. Methods:...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Boggs ASP,Kilpatrick LE,Burdette CQ,Tevis DS,Fultz ZA,Nelson MA,Jarrett JM,Kemp JV,Singh RJ,Grebe SKG,Wise SA,Kassim BL,Long SE

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antinuclear autoantibody determination relies on an initial screening step using immunofluorescence on HEp2 cells. This may be followed by anti-deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) determination, if the fluorescence of nuclei is homogeneous. We assessed the validity of a restricted algorithm and compared this to a mo...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Servais G,Karmali R,Guillaume MP,Badot V,Duchateau J,Corazza F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is a crucial process in tissue remodeling during growth, both in the embryo and the adult. In our study we concentrated on the direct effect of beta-carotene on human umbilical cord originating from endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). beta-Carotene uptake by EPCs was measured using a HPLC method. The det...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Kieć-Wilk B,Polus A,Grzybowska J,Mikołajczyk M,Hartwich J,Pryjma J,Skrzeczyńska J,Dembińska-Kieć A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Placental protein-13 (PP13) is involved in placental invasion and has been suggested as a maternal serum marker of preeclampsia (PE) development. However, the discriminatory ability of PP13 in first trimester has not been completely clarified. METHODS:PP13 was measured in first trimester (week 10+3-13+6) ma...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： De Villiers CP,Hedley PL,Placing S,Wøjdemann KR,Shalmi AC,Carlsen AL,Rode L,Sundberg K,Tabor A,Christiansen M

更新日期：2017-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Background This study aimed to investigate the correlation between glucose fluctuation from self-monitored blood glucose (SMBG) and the major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) during a 6-month follow-up period using the WeChat application. Methods From November 2016 ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Xia J,Hu S,Xu J,Hao H,Yin C,Xu D

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:There is some evidence from recent observational studies that hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for cognitive dysfunction, including Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. There are only a few intervention studies, and the results are disappointing for such a frequent disease. Prospective double-blind and plac...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Joosten E

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) has been suggested as the most promising biomarker of acute kidney injury. However, there are no reliable data on analytical sensitivity and reference limits of urinary NGAL (uNGAL) assay in pediatric age. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the analy...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Cangemi G,Storti S,Cantinotti M,Fortunato A,Emdin M,Bruschettini M,Bugnone D,Melioli G,Clerico A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of superoxide partially accounts for the well-known oxygen enhancement of radiation-induced biochemical changes and cell damage. Radioprotective effects of copper (II), manganese (IV) or vanadium (IV) complexes, of superoxide dismutase-mimetic activity, on body weight, survival rate and some biochemical ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Abou-Seif MA,El-Naggar MM,El-Far M,Ramadan M,Salah N

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood alcohol determination plays an important role in laboratory medicine and forensic medicine. Nowadays, many methods are being used for alcohol measurement, but these methods are time-consuming and complex to perform laborious sample pre-treatment. The disposable amperometric biosensor, due to its portab...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Luo P,Xie G,Liu Y,Xu H,Deng S,Song F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reference laboratories providing reference services recognized by the Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine (JCTLM) must be accredited as calibration laboratories according to ISO 17025 and ISO 15195. These standards require laboratories to establish an uncertainty budget, in which the unce...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Rami L,Canalias F

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review evaluates the role of platelets in bleeding risk among patients with hematological disease and thrombocytopenia. Platelets are pivotal in primary hemostasis, and possess non-hemostatic properties involved in angiogenesis, tissue repair, inflammation and metastatis. Also, platelets safeguard vascular integr...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Vinholt PJ

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The calibration of Jaffe method for serum creatinine using one serum-based standard complemented with artificial matrix compensating standard's Jaffe-interfering substances allows two-point calibration with results well comparable with enzymatic methods. METHOD:Spectrophotometry was used. RESULTS:Jaffe pro...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Chromý V,Rozkosná K,Sedlák P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of laboratory tests has been increasing in recent years due to various factors affecting laboratories, physicians, legal aspects, or patients themselves. METHODS:The efficacy of laboratory tests must be evaluated on the basis of the clinical benefits that they provide in terms of prevention, diagnos...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Alonso-Cerezo MC,Martín JS,García Montes MA,de la Iglesia VM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) score combining serum hyaluronan, N-terminal peptide of type III procollagen and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1, was reported as relevant in predicting liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease and proposed as an alternative to liver biopsy. METHODS:We evaluated the ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Guéchot J,Trocmé C,Renversez JC,Sturm N,Zarski JP,ANRS HC EP 23 Fibrostar Study Group.

更新日期：2012-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A software has been developed on quality control, department economics, information supervise and personal administration. In this article, we discuss the part of quality control, from which we benefit most, on developing ideas, running principle, and application. This network will enable the implementation of total q...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Yulong C

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background The increasing number of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria provides enormous challenges for choosing an appropriate antibiotic therapy in the early phase of sepsis. While bacterial identification has been greatly accelerated by the introduction of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Kittel M,Findeisen P,Ghebremedhin B,Miethke T,Grundt A,Ahmad-Nejad P,Neumaier M

更新日期：2019-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Automation is considered one of the most important breakthroughs in the recent history of laboratory diagnostics. In a model of total laboratory automation (TLA), many analyzers performing different types of tests on different sample matrices are physically integrated as modular systems or physically connected by asse...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Lippi G,Da Rin G

更新日期：2019-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low back pain (LBP) is a very frequent condition, affecting most people at some point throughout their life. This cross-sectional study was aimed to investigate a selected panel of cytokines and inflammatory biomarkers in patients with or without LBP. METHODS:The study population consisted of 104 patients d...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Lippi G,Dagostino C,Buonocore R,Aloe R,Bonaguri C,Fanelli G,Allegri M

更新日期：2017-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic rejection accounts for the greatest loss of renal allografts. HLA mismatching has been minimised by organ allocation and new immunosuppressive drugs have been employed, but the average cadaveric graft survival still does not exceed 12 years. Though the aetiology is multifactorial, one contributory factor for t...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Gerstenkorn C,Robertson H,Mohamed MA,O'Donnell M,Ali S,Talbot D

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, no practical tools are available to obtain optimal settings for moving average (MA) as a continuous analytical quality control instrument. Also, there is no knowledge of the true bias detection properties of applied MA. We describe the use of bias detection curves for MA optimization and MA validati...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： van Rossum HH,Kemperman H

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular diagnostics is one of the most rapidly growing areas of laboratory medicine. This rapid growth of clinical molecular tests has outpaced the availability and development of reference methods and reference materials. Such methods and materials are important for the development, validation, and interpretation o...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Payne DA,Mamotte CD,Gancberg D,Pazzagli M,van Schaik RH,Schimmel H,Rousseau F,IFCC Committee for Molecular Diagnostics (C-MD).

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has rapidly spread globally. The laboratory diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection has relied on nucleic acid testing; however, it has some limitations, such as low throughput and high rates of false negatives. Tests of higher sensitivit...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Qian C,Zhou M,Cheng F,Lin X,Gong Y,Xie X,Li P,Li Z,Zhang P,Liu Z,Hu F,Wang Y,Li Q,Zhu Y,Duan G,Xing Y,Song H,Xu W,Liu BF,Xia F

更新日期：2020-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In Greece, there is no officially organized training in clinical chemistry for scientists. The Greek Society of Clinical Chemistry-Clinical Biochemistry (GSCC-CB), following the encouragement of the EC4/RC decided to organize a voluntary Register for specialists in clinical chemistry. The following criteria for regist...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Rizos D,Karababa P,Nikolou C,Sarandakou A,Panagiotakis O,Ferderigou A,Haliassos A,Makris K,Psarra K,Bairaktari E,Spyropoulou P,Galiatsatos N,Trakas N,Seferiadis K,Greek National Clinical Chemistry Registration Commission.

更新日期：2011-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Schwartz 2009 creatinine-based revised formula is the only pediatric GFR estimating formula, which is compatible with the recent global creatinine standardization. This formula is only applicable if enzymatic creatinine methods are used. We propose an equation, taking into account the relative bias cause...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Speeckaert MM,Wuyts B,Stove V,Walle JV,Delanghe JR

更新日期：2012-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The improvement of the consistency of gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity results among different assays after calibration with a common material was estimated. We evaluated if this harmonization could lead to reference limits common to different routine methods. METHODS:Seven laboratories measured GGT...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Steinmetz J,Schiele F,Gueguen R,Férard G,Henny J,Periodic Health Examination Centers Laboratory Working Group.

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have gradually been reported to be an important class of RNAs with pivotal roles in regulation of gene expression, and thus are involved in multitudinous human complex diseases. However, the biological functions and precise mechanisms of the majority of lncRNAs are still poo...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Zhuo Y,Zeng Q,Zhang P,Li G,Xie Q,Cheng Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both technological advances and economic drivers have led to major changes in clinical laboratories across the world, with vastly improved testing productivity. However, the production process capability advances have far outpaced the clinical pathologists' success in assuring optimal test utilization and interpretati...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Blanckaert N

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are several methods for calculating serum osmolality, and their accordance with measured osmolality is the subject of controversy. METHODS:The concentrations of sodium, potassium, glucose, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and osmolalities of 210 serum samples were measured. Two empirical equations were deduc...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Rasouli M,Kalantari KR

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00