This document provides a joint recommendation for venous blood sampling of the European
Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for …

Biospecimens acquired during routine medical practice are the primary sources of molecular
information about patients and their diseases that underlies precision medicine and …

BACKGROUND Most errors in a clinical chemistry laboratory are due to preanalytical errors.
Preanalytical variability of biospecimens can have significant effects on downstream …

Hemolysis is conventionally defined as membrane disruption of red blood cells and other
blood cells that is accompanied by subsequent release of intracellular components into the …

The pre-analytical phase encompasses all the procedures before the start of laboratory
testing. This phase of the testing process is responsible for the majority of the laboratory …

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 human plasma proteome mirrors the physiological state of the cardiovascular system, a
fact that has been used to analyze plasma biomarkers in routine analysis for the diagnosis …

Sažetak The evidence-based paradigm has changed and evolved medical practice.
Phlebotomy, which dates back to the age of ancient Greece, has gained experience through …

It has been well reported over recent years that most errors within the total testing process
occur in the pre-analytical phase (46%–68.2%), an area that is usually outside of the direct …

In order to guarantee patient safety, medical laboratories around the world strive to provide
highest quality in the shortest amount of time. A major leap in quality improvement was …