Harmonization of automated hemolysis index assessment and use: Is it possible?

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 432, Issue , 2014, Pages 38-43

  Dolci, Alberto ^a   Panteghini, Mauro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemolysis; Maximum allowable bias; Pre analytical phase; Serum indices

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED HEMOLYSIS INDEX ASSESSMENT; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HARMONIZATION; HEMOLYSATE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING BIAS; STANDARDIZATION; AUTOMATION; HEMATOLOGY; MEDICAL ERROR; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEMATOLOGY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84901587186     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2013.10.012     Document Type: Article

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