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

Effective management of clinical laboratories relies upon an understanding of Quality
Control and External Quality Assurance principles. These processes, when applied …

We suggest here a pragmatic approach for managing results of clinical chemistry testing in
hemolyzed samples collected from adults/older children, attempting to balance the need to …

Abstract The European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM)
Working Group for the Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE) was originally established in 2013 …

This review highlights the role of laboratory professionals and the strategies to be promoted
in strict cooperation with clinicians for auditing, monitoring and improving the …

Preanalytical errors have previously been shown to contribute a significant proportion of
errors in laboratory processes and contribute to a number of patient safety risks …

It is now undeniable that laboratory testing is vital for the diagnosis, prognostication and
therapeutic monitoring of human disease. Despite the many advances made for achieving a …

Abstract The Working Group for the Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE) was officially established
by the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) in 2013 …

It has been well documented over recent years that the preanalytical phase is a leading
contributor to errors in the total testing process (TTP). There has however been great …

Following an ordered clinical chemistry plasma/serum test, ideally the venous blood
specimen is adequately collected at a health care facility, then swiftly transported to and …