Research Integrity Corner

Dealing with the positive publication bias: Why you should really publish your negative results

Ana Mlinarić, Martina Horvat, Vesna Šupak Smolčić

Research Integrity Corner, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: negative results; publication bias; research integrity; medical journals

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030201

Review

Concerning the vitamin D reference range: pre-analytical and analytical variability of vitamin D measurement

Davide Ferrari, Giovanni Lombardi, Giuseppe Banfi

Review, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: vitamin D; biological variability; analytical variability; standardization; DEQAS

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030501

Minimum requirements for the estimation of measurement uncertainty: Recommendations of the joint Working group for uncertainty of measurement of the CSMBLM and CCMB

Ivana Ćelap, Ines Vukasović, Gordana Juričić, Ana-Maria Šimundić

Review, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: measurement uncertainty; recommendations; harmonization; analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030502

Insights into cerumen and application in diagnostics: past, present and future prospective

Engy Shokry, Nelson Roberto Antoniosi Filho

Review, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: cerumen; laboratory diagnosis; metabolomics; proteomics; genomics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030503

Original Papers

Performance characteristics of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity assay on the Dimension Vista analyser and preliminary study of a healthy Italian population

Alessandro De Stefano, Liliana Mannucci, Renato Massoud, Sergio Bernardini, Claudio Cortese

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: Lp-PLA; assay validation; cardiovascular disease; Darapladib; reference intervals

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030701

Changing reference intervals for haemoglobin in Denmark: Clinical and financial aspects

Judith Ryberg-Nørholt, Henrik Frederiksen, Mads Nybo

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: anaemia; haematology; haemoglobins; reference values

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030702

Tau protein as a possible marker of cerebrospinal fluid leakage in cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea: A pilot study

Jean-Baptiste Oudart, Laure Zucchini, François-Xavier Maquart, Xavier Dubernard, Marc Labrousse, Géraldine Fiabane, Alexandra Quedreux, Fabien Litre, Laurent Ramont

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: cerebrospinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid leakage; cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea; ELISA; Tau protein

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030703

Measurement of HbA and HbA by Capillarys 2 Flex Piercing HbA programme for simultaneous management of diabetes and screening for thalassemia

Peifeng Ke, Jiawei Liu, Yan Chao, Xiaobin Wu, Yujuan Xiong, Li Lin, Zemin Wan, Xinzhong Wu, Jianhua Xu, Junhua Zhuang, Xianzhang Huang

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: haemoglobin A; thalassemia; capillary electrophoresis (CE); haemoglobin A

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030704

Testing lupus anticoagulants in a real-life scenario - a retrospective cohort study

Franz Ratzinger, Tanja Panic, Helmuth Haslacher, Thomas Perkmann, Klaus G. Schmetterer, Sabine Belik, Georg Maenner, Ingrid Pabinger, Peter Quehenberger

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: blood coagulation; blood coagulation tests; lupus coagulation inhibitor; partial thromboplastin time

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030705

The local clinical validation of a new lithium heparin tube with a barrier: BD Vacutainer® Barricor LH Plasma tube

Fatma Demet Arslan, Inanc Karakoyun, Banu Isbilen Basok, Merve Zeytinli Aksit, Anil Baysoy, Yasemin Kilic Ozturk, Yusuf Adnan Guclu, Can Duman

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: serum; plasma; blood analysis; blood specimen collection; evaluation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030706

National survey on current situation of critical value reporting in 973 laboratories in China

Yang Fei, Haijian Zhao, Wei Wang, Falin He, Kun Zhong, Shuai Yuan, Zhiguo Wang

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: critical value; quality indicators; extra-analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030707

Measurement uncertainty of blood ethanol concentration in drink-driving cases in an emergency laboratory

Yasemin Ustundağ, Kağan Huysal

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: blood ethanol; measurement uncertainty; driving accidents

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030708

Establishing the upper reference limit of Galectin-3 in healthy blood donors

Luisa Agnello, Chiara Bellia, Bruna Lo Sasso, Alessia Pivetti, Maddalena Muratore, Concetta Scazzone, Giulia Bivona, Giuseppe Lippi, Marcello Ciaccio

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: galectin-3; blood donors; heart failure; reference values; upper reference limit (URL)

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030709

Analytical evaluation of a fully automated immunoassay for faecal calprotectin in a paediatric setting

Britta Noebauer, Lejla Ramic, Andrea Konstantin, Christina Zachbauer, Elisa Einwallner

Original Papers, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: calprotectin; faeces; particle-enhanced turbidimetric immunoassay (PETIA); inflammatory bowel disease

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030710

Case Reports

False positive immunoassay for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the presence of monoclonal gammopathy: a case report

Ivana Markovic, Zeljko Debeljak, Bojana Bosnjak, Maja Marijanovic

Case Reports, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia; immunoassay; functional serotonin release assay; cross-reaction; monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030801

Short Communications

The new Greiner FC-Mix tubes equal the old Terumo ones and are useful as glucose stabilizer after prolonged storage of samples

Graziella Bonetti, Mariarosa Carta

Short Communications, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: diabetes; glucose; acidification; pre-analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030901

Utility of routine laboratory preoperative tests based on previous results: Time to give up

Enrique Rodríguez–Borja, Africa Corchon–Peyrallo, Gerardo Aguilar–Aguilar, Arturo Carratala–Calvo

Short Communications, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: cost-effectiveness; preoperative care; patient safety; routine diagnostic tests

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.030902

Pre-analytical Mysteries

Urinary free cortisol assessment by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry: a case study of ion suppression due to unacquainted administration of piperacillin

Elisa Danese, Gian Luca Salvagno, Alessandra Guzzo, Samuele Scurati, Cristiano Fava, Giuseppe Lippi

Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: urinary free cortisol; ion suppression; pre-analytical phase; piperacillin; mass spectrometry

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.031001

Erratum

Ethical issues in publishing in predatory journals

Lorraine E. Ferris, Margaret A Winker

Erratum, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.031201

Corrigendum

Corrigendum to: Does small equal predatory? Analysis of publication charges and transparency of editorial policies in Croatian open access journals

Jadranka Stojanovski, Ana Marušić

Corrigendum, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.031202

Corrigendum to: Impact of reference change value (RCV) based autoverification on turnaround time and physician satisfaction

Esther Fernández-Grande, Carolina Varela-Rodriguez, Luis Sáenz-Mateos, Amparo Sastre-Gómez, Pilar García-Chico, Teodoro J. Palomino-Muñoz

Corrigendum, Volume 27, October, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.031203

Research Integrity Corner

Dealing with the positive publication bias: Why you should really publish your negative results

Review

Concerning the vitamin D reference range: pre-analytical and analytical variability of vitamin D measurement

Minimum requirements for the estimation of measurement uncertainty: Recommendations of the joint Working group for uncertainty of measurement of the CSMBLM and CCMB

Insights into cerumen and application in diagnostics: past, present and future prospective

Original Papers

Performance characteristics of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity assay on the Dimension Vista analyser and preliminary study of a healthy Italian population

Changing reference intervals for haemoglobin in Denmark: Clinical and financial aspects

Tau protein as a possible marker of cerebrospinal fluid leakage in cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea: A pilot study

Measurement of HbA and HbA by Capillarys 2 Flex Piercing HbA programme for simultaneous management of diabetes and screening for thalassemia

Testing lupus anticoagulants in a real-life scenario - a retrospective cohort study

The local clinical validation of a new lithium heparin tube with a barrier: BD Vacutainer® Barricor LH Plasma tube

National survey on current situation of critical value reporting in 973 laboratories in China

Measurement uncertainty of blood ethanol concentration in drink-driving cases in an emergency laboratory

Establishing the upper reference limit of Galectin-3 in healthy blood donors

Analytical evaluation of a fully automated immunoassay for faecal calprotectin in a paediatric setting

Case Reports

False positive immunoassay for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the presence of monoclonal gammopathy: a case report

Short Communications

The new Greiner FC-Mix tubes equal the old Terumo ones and are useful as glucose stabilizer after prolonged storage of samples

Utility of routine laboratory preoperative tests based on previous results: Time to give up

Pre-analytical Mysteries

Urinary free cortisol assessment by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry: a case study of ion suppression due to unacquainted administration of piperacillin

Erratum

Ethical issues in publishing in predatory journals

Corrigendum

Corrigendum to: Does small equal predatory? Analysis of publication charges and transparency of editorial policies in Croatian open access journals

Corrigendum to: Impact of reference change value (RCV) based autoverification on turnaround time and physician satisfaction

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