Quality specifications for the extra-analytical phase of laboratory testing: Reference intervals and decision limits.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2017.03.024
Abstract: Reference intervals and decision limits are a critical part of the clinical laboratory report. The evaluation of their correct use represents a tool to verify the post analytical quality. Four elements are identified as indicators.… read more here.
Keywords: intervals decision; decision limits; reference intervals; reference ... See more keywords
Proposition of decision limits for serum lipids in Brazilian children aged one to 13 years.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2018.01.003
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To determine decision limits for total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides in healthy children and adolescents from Cuiabá, Brazil. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of 1866 healthy children and adolescents randomly… read more here.
Keywords: hdl cholesterol; serum lipids; decision limits; age ... See more keywords
Distinguishing reference intervals and clinical decision limits – A review by the IFCC Committee on Reference Intervals and Decision Limits
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DOI: 10.1080/10408363.2018.1482256
Abstract: Abstract Reference Intervals (RIs) and clinical decision limits (CDLs) are a vital part of the information supplied by laboratories to support the interpretation of numerical clinical pathology results. RIs describe the typical distribution of results… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; decision limits; reference intervals; reference ... See more keywords
Defining ferritin clinical decision limits to improve diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency: A modified Delphi study
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DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.14016
Abstract: Iron deficiency is highly prevalent worldwide and is an issue of health inequity. Despite its high prevalence, uncertainty on the clinical applicability and evidence‐base of iron‐related lab test cut‐offs remains. In particular, current ferritin decision… read more here.
Keywords: decision limits; diagnosis; iron; iron deficiency ... See more keywords
The Importance of Establishing Reference Intervals - is it still a Current Problem for Laboratory and Doctors?
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DOI: 10.7754/clin.lab.2020.191120
Abstract: BACKGROUND Diagnostics utility of the obtained laboratory test results strictly depends on their possible interpretation in the context of distinguishing of both the health and disease state as well as the desired effects of therapeutic… read more here.
Keywords: laboratory; reference intervals; reference; method ... See more keywords