Systematical assessment of serum indices does not impair efficiency of clinical chemistry testing: A multicenter study

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 13-14, 2013, Pages 1281-1284

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Avanzini, Paola ^a   Campioli, Daniele ^b   Da Rin, Giorgio ^c   Dipalo, Mariella ^a   Aloe, Rosalia ^a   Giavarina, Davide ^d   Salvagno, Gian Luca ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civile di Bassano   (Italy)

^d SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemolysis; Preanalytical variability; Sample quality; Serum indices

Indexed keywords

REAGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL ANALYZER; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEMOLYSIS INDEX; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; TURNAROUND TIME; ADULT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; LABORATORY; MALE; PRODUCTIVITY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MALE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SERUM;

EID: 84882861196     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2013.06.007     Document Type: Article

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