Urinary free cortisol assessment by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry: a case study of ion suppression due to unacquainted administration of piperacillin.

abstract：:Accumulating evidence shows that chronic inflammation is associated to increased risk of cancer. An inflammatory component is present also in the microenvironment of tumours epidemiologically unrelated to inflammation. Extensive investigations over the past decade have uncovered many of the important mechanistic pathw...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Del Prete A,Allavena P,Santoro G,Fumarulo R,Corsi MM,Mantovani A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothesis testing is a methodological paradigm widely popularized outside the field of pure statistics, and nowadays more or less familiar to the largest part of biomedical researchers. Conversely, the equivalence testing is still somehow obscure and misunderstood, although it represents a conceptual mainstay for som...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Ialongo C

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The opening of research data is emerging thanks to the increasing possibilities of digital technology. The opening of clinical trial (CT) data is a part of this process, expected to have positive scientific, ethical, health, and economic impacts thus contributing to research integrity. The January 2016 pro...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Krleža-Jerić K,Gabelica M,Banzi R,Martinić MK,Pulido B,Mahmić-Kaknjo M,Reveiz L,Šimić J,Utrobičić A,Hrgović I

更新日期：2016-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Duplicate measurements can be used to describe the performance and analytical robustness of assays and to identify outliers. We performed about 235,000 duplicate measurements of nine routinely measured quantities and evaluated the observed differences between the replicates to develop new markers for analy...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Neubig S,Grotevendt A,Kallner A,Nauck M,Petersmann A

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We examined the cost-effectiveness of the three different D-dimer measurements in the screening of DVT in models with and without calculation of pre-test probability (PTP) score. Moreover, we calculated the minimal cost in DVT detection. MATERIAL AND METHODS:In the group of 192 patients with clinically su...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Bogavac-Stanojević N,Dopsaj V,Jelić-Ivanović Z,Lakić D,Vasić D,Petrova G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preanalytical phase is the most vulnerable part of the total testing process and is considered to be among the greatest challenges to the laboratory professionals. However, preanalytical activities, management of unsuitable specimens and reporting policies are not fully standardized, nor harmonized worldwide. Several ...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Simundic AM,Lippi G

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This systematic review presents the latest trends in salivary research and its applications in health and disease. Among the large number of analytes present in saliva, many are affected by diverse physiological and pathological conditions. Further, the non-invasive, easy and cost-effective collection methods prompt a...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Nunes LA,Mussavira S,Bindhu OS

更新日期：2015-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:The evaluation of patients with suspected appendicitis strives to identify all patients with presenting symptoms while minimizing negative appendectomy rate. The aim of the study was to identify the optimal combination of clinical and laboratory parameters that should facilitate the emergency department su...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Soldo I,Radisic Biljak V,Bakula B,Bakula M,Simundic AM

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Authorship problems are deep-rooted in the field of science communication. Some of these relate to lack of specific journal instructions. For decades, experts in journal editing and publishing have been exploring the authorship criteria and contributions deserving either co-authorship or acknowledgment. The issue of i...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Gasparyan AY,Yessirkepov M,Gerasimov AN,Kostyukova EI,Kitas GD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In laboratory medicine, several studies have described the most frequent errors in the different phases of the total testing process, and a large proportion of these errors occur in the pre-analytical phase. Schemes for registration of errors and subsequent feedback to the participants have been conducted for decades ...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Kristensen GB,Aakre KM,Kristoffersen AH,Sandberg S

更新日期：2014-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) and a leading cause of blindness in working-age adults in developed countries. Numerous investigations have recognised inflammation and angiogenesis as important factors in the development of this complication of ...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Kaštelan S,Orešković I,Bišćan F,Kaštelan H,Gverović Antunica A

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chi-square statistic is a non-parametric (distribution free) tool designed to analyze group differences when the dependent variable is measured at a nominal level. Like all non-parametric statistics, the Chi-square is robust with respect to the distribution of the data. Specifically, it does not require equality o...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： McHugh ML

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Measurement of parathyroid hormone (PTH) is essential in the investigation and management of calcium metabolism disorders. To assess the significance of any assay result when clinical decision making biological variation (BV) of the measurand must be taken into consideration. The aim of the present study i...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Ercan M,Akbulut ED,Avcı E,Yücel Ç,Oğuz EF,Turhan T,Serdar M

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In Croatian medical laboratories (ML), external quality assessment (EQA) has a long tradition of almost half of a century. At national level, EQA is provided by Croatian Centre for Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine (CROQALM) which is a part of Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine.
T...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Krleza JL,Celap I,Tanaskovic JV

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infectious diseases in children. The aim of this study was to determine the total prooxidant and antioxidant capacity of children with UTI, as well as changes of oxidative status parameters according to acute inflammation persistence and acu...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Petrovic S,Bogavac-Stanojevic N,Kotur-Stevuljevic J,Peco-Antic A,Ivanisevic I,Ivanisevic J,Paripovic D,Jelic-Ivanovic Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Winter swimming represents an intensive short-term exposure to cold, and thus it is considered a strong physical stress. Cold-based treatments, i.e. immersions in cold water, are spreading in sport medicine for improving recovery following muscle traumas, although a universal acceptance of that method is n...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Lombardi G,Ricci C,Banfi G

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is significantly increased in diabetes and diabetic nephropathy. While studies on its clinical significance are still underway, its urinary expression, association with metabolic and renal parameters has been in the recent past considerably studied. The recent studies hav...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Gilbert A,Liu J,Cheng G,An C,Deo K,Gorret AM,Qin X

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year old male patient was admitted to the hospital with acute dyspnea and history of chronic asthma. Venous blood was drawn into a 3.0 mL heparinized syringe and delivered to the laboratory for blood gas analysis (GEM Premier 4000, Instrumentation Laboratory), which revealed high potassium value (5.2 mmol/L; refe...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Salvagno GL,Demonte D,Lippi G

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In vitro human diagnostic (IVD) company recalls are a common practice aimed to either minimize a potential error or eliminate an existing failure. In this case report, we aim to provide a critical analysis of a recent IVD recall and to provide a practical framework about what to do when an IVD company reca...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Lima-Oliveira G,Lippi G,Salvagno GL,Brocco G,Guidi GC

更新日期：2015-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early identification and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is highly cost-effective and can reduce the risk of kidney failure progression and cardiovascular disease. In 2014, the Joint Croatian Working Group (JCWG) for laboratory diagnostic of CKD on the behalf of Croatian society of medical bioch...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Biljak VR,Honović L,Matica J,Knežević B,Vojak SŠ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). In recent years, every effort is made for early detection of AKI. Our hypothesis was that serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (sNGAL) may be a reliable screening test for early diagnosis of AKI in premature neonates a...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Pejović B,Erić-Marinković J,Pejović M,Kotur-Stevuljević J,Peco-Antić A

更新日期：2015-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:This study aimed to investigate the analytical bias in haematological parameters induced by storage at 33 ºC. Materials and methods:Blood from the diversion pouch of 20 blood donors were collected in K 2 EDTA vials and stored at 33 ºC. Readings from each vial ...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Jain A,Jain S,Singh N,Aswal P,Pal S,Meinia SK,Chowdhury N

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:ISO 15189 was a new standard published in 2003 for accrediting medical laboratories. We believe that some requirements of the ISO 15189 standard are especially difficult to meet for majority of laboratories. The aim of this article was to present the frequency of nonconformities to requirements of the ISO ...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Ho B,Ho E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Macroprolactinaemia is a well-known analytical problem in diagnostics of hyperprolactinaemia usually detected with polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation method. Since there is no harmonization in macroprolactin detection and reporting results, this study proposes and evaluates the usefulness of in-house ...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Šostarić M,Bokulić A,Marijančević D,Zec I

更新日期：2019-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Many additional tasks in the Stat laboratory (SL) increase the workload. It is necessary to control them because they can affect the service provided by the laboratory. Our aim is to calculate these tasks, study their evolution over a 10 year period, and compare turnaround times (TAT) in summer period to t...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Salinas M,López-Garrigós M,Flores E,Leiva-Salinas M,Lillo R,Leiva-Salinas C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our aim was to investigate if: (a) authors of Biochemia Medica meet authorship criteria given by International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), (b) authorship violations are more frequent in submissions containing some type of scientific misconduct. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Self-reported authors...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Šupak-Smolčić V,Mlinarić A,Antončić D,Horvat M,Omazić J,Šimundić AM

更新日期：2015-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:In recent years, Six Sigma metrics has became the hotspot in all trades and professions, which contributes a general procedure to explain the performance on sigma scale. Nowadays, many large companies, such as General Healthcare, Siemens, etc., have applied Six Sigma to clinical medicine and achieved satis...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Mao X,Shao J,Zhang B,Wang Y

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Logistic regression is used to obtain odds ratio in the presence of more than one explanatory variable. The procedure is quite similar to multiple linear regression, with the exception that the response variable is binomial. The result is the impact of each variable on the odds ratio of the observed event of interest....

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Sperandei S

更新日期：2014-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study is to present a case of 44 years old woman with topiramate induced metabolic acidosis and kidney stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The laboratory features of topiramate caused renal tubular acidosis in blood and urine during topiramate treatment, with correction of metabolic acidosis by ...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Salek T,Andel I,Kurfurstova I

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Peer review is widely used system for evaluating manuscripts prior to publication. It has been and still is widely used tool for making justified and fair editorial decision. However, the evidence of its efficacy is limited and it has been criticized to be time-consuming, biased, inconsistent, conservative, and open t...

journal_title：Biochemia medica

authors： Smolčić VŠ,Simundić AM

更新日期：2014-10-15 00:00:00