Diagnostic testing and interpretation of tests for autoimmunity

C Castro, M Gourley - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2010 - Elsevier
Laboratory testing is of great value when evaluating a patient with a suspected autoimmune
disease. The results can confirm a diagnosis, estimate disease severity, aid in assessing …

Influence of posture on routine hemostasis testing

G Lippi, GL Salvagno, G Lima-Oliveira… - Blood Coagulation & …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Biological variability is an important aspect for appropriate interpretation of hemostasis
testing, but unreliable evidence has been provided to date regarding the effect of different …

Analytical assessment of the new Roche Cobas t 711 fully automated coagulation analyzer

G Lippi, GL Salvagno, M Gelati, G Poli… - … in Thrombosis and …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
This study aimed to provide a preliminary evaluation of the analytical performance of the
new Roche cobas t 711 fully automated coagulation analyzer, which uses both liquid and …

[HTML][HTML] International multicenter, multiplatform study to validate Taipan snake venom time as a lupus anticoagulant screening test with ecarin time as the confirmatory …

GW Moore, PO Jones, S Platton, N Hussain… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Lupus anticoagulant (LA) assays are compromised in anticoagulated patients,
and existing strategies to overcome the interferences have limitations. The prothrombin …

Effects of vigorous mixing of blood vacuum tubes on laboratory test results

G Lima-Oliveira, G Lippi, GL Salvagno… - Clinical …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of tubes mixing (gentle vs. vigorous) on diagnostic blood
specimens collected in vacuum tube systems by venipuncture. DESIGN AND METHODS …

Sodium citrate vacuum tubes validation: preventing preanalytical variability in routine coagulation testing

G Lima-Oliveira, G Lippi, GL Salvagno… - Blood Coagulation & …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Sometimes in-vitro diagnostic devices (eg blood collection tubes) are not validated before
use or when the producer's brand is changed. The aim of this study was to validate five …

Processing of diagnostic blood specimens: is it really necessary to mix primary blood tubes after collection with evacuated tube system?

G Lima-Oliveira, G Lippi, GL Salvagno… - Biopreservation and …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Background: The preanalytical phase is considered the most vulnerable phase in
biopreservation, biobanking, and laboratory diagnostics. Accurate mixing after blood …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of vorapaxar on clot characteristics, coagulation, inflammation, and platelet and endothelial function in patients treated with mono‐and dual …

K Bliden, R Chaudhary, A Kuliopulos, H Tran… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Vorapaxar is indicated with standard antiplatelet therapy (APT) in patients with
a history of myocardial infarction (MI) or peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Objectives To …

[HTML][HTML] The Sysmex CS-5100 coagulation analyzer offers comparable analytical performance and excellent throughput capabilities

T Flieder, T Gripp, C Knabbe, I Birschmann - Practical laboratory medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives This study compared the new high-volume blood coagulation analyzer Sysmex
CS-5100 System™(Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Erlangen, Germany) to the mid …

A multi-laboratory assessment of congenital thrombophilia assays performed on the ACL TOP 50 family for harmonisation of thrombophilia testing in a large laboratory …

EJ Favaloro, S Mohammed, R Vong… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2021 - degruyter.com
Objectives Thrombophilia testing is commonly performed within hemostasis laboratories,
and the ACL TOP 50 family of instruments represent a new 'single platform'of hemostasis …