The last few decades have seen a significant decrease in the rates of analytical errors in
clinical laboratories. Evidence demonstrates that pre-and post-analytical steps of the total …

Laboratory diagnostics (ie, the total testing process) develops conventionally through a
virtual loop, originally referred to as “the brain to brain cycle” by George Lundberg …

Objectives The increase in the prevalence of medical errors represents a disturbing trend;
hospital-based errors are the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. For the …

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 …

Forty years ago, Lundberg introduced the concept of the brain-to-brain loop for laboratory
testing. In this concept, in the brain of the physician caring for the patient, the first step …

While many areas of health care are still struggling with the issue of patient safety, laboratory
diagnostics has always been a forerunner in pursuing this issue. Significant progress has …

The definition, implementation and monitoring of valuable analytical quality specifications
have played a fundamental role in improving the quality of laboratory services and reducing …

Sažetak Laboratory analyses are crucial for diagnosis, follow-up and treatment decisions.
Since mistakes in every step of the total testing process may potentially affect patient safety …

The increasingly dominant role of laboratory medicine in clinical decision making and the
pressure on cost containment have led to a more careful evaluation of the effectiveness of …

A body of evidence collected in the last few decades demonstrates that the pre-and post-
analytical phases of the testing cycle are more error-prone than the analytical phase …