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 …

For many years, the clinical laboratory's focus on analytical quality has resulted in an error
rate of 4-5 sigma, which surpasses most other areas in healthcare. However, greater …

Phlebotomy–the drawing of blood–has been practiced for centuries and is still one of the
most common invasive procedures in health care (1). However, practice varies considerably …

Prevention of medical errors is a major goal of healthcare, though healthcare workers
themselves have not yet fully accepted or implemented reliable models of system error, and …

Several lines of evidence now confirm that the vast majority of errors in laboratory medicine
occur in the extra-analytical phases of the total testing processing, especially in the …

The review explores the field of biobanking as it has evolved from a simple collection of
frozen specimens to the virtual biobank. Biorepository and biospecimen science has …

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

Sažetak Preanalytical phase is the most vulnerable part of the total testing process and is
considered to be among the greatest challenges to the laboratory professionals. However …

Preanalytical activities, especially those directly connected with blood sample collection and
handling, are the most vulnerable steps throughout the testing process. The receipt of …

Laboratory diagnostics develop through different phases that span from test ordering (pre-
preanalytical phase), collection of diagnostic specimens (preanalytical phase), sample …