Measurement uncertainty in laboratory reports: A tool for improving the interpretation of test results

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 57, Issue , 2018, Pages 41-47

  Padoan, Andrea ^a,b   Sciacovelli, Laura ^b   Aita, Ada ^a,b   Antonelli, Giorgia ^a,b   Plebani, Mario ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical decision point; ISO15189:2012; Laboratory reports; Measurement uncertainty; Reference change value; Reference intervals

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CA 125 ANTIGEN; CA 15-3 ANTIGEN; CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; D DIMER; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; IRON; LACTIC ACID; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN C; SODIUM; TROPONIN I; UREA; VITRONECTIN;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL VARIATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM; LABORATORY TEST; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE CHANGE VALUE; REFERENCE VALUE; UNCERTAINTY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TECHNIQUE; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 85043983830     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2018.03.009     Document Type: Article

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