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External quality control in laboratory medicine. Progresses and future by Ricós, Carmen, Fernández-Calle, Pilar, Perich, Carmen, Sandberg, Sverre

“…An external quality control program distributes same control samples to various laboratories and evaluates results obtained with a common criterion. The aim of…”
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Critical appraisal and meta-analysis of biological variation estimates for kidney related analytes by Jonker, Niels, Aslan, Berna, Boned, Beatriz, Marqués-García, Fernando, Ricós, Carmen, Alvarez, Virtudes, Bartlett, William, Braga, Federica, Carobene, Anna, Coskun, Abdurrahman, Diaz-Garzón, Jorge, Fernández-Calle, Pilar, Gonzalez-Lao, Elisabet, Minchinela, Joana, Perich, Carmen, Simón, Margarita, Sandberg, Sverre, Aarsand, Aasne K

“…Kidney markers are some of the most frequently used laboratory tests in patient care, and correct clinical decision making depends upon knowledge and correct…”
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Internal quality control - past, present and future trends by Ricós, Carmen, Fernandez-Calle, Pilar, Perich, Carmen, Westgard, James O

“…This paper offers an historical view, through a summary of the internal quality control (IQC) models used from second half of twentyth century to those…”
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Compliance to specifications in an external quality assurance program: did new biological variation estimates of the European Federation of Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) affect the quality of laboratory results? by Ricós, Carmen, Perich, Carmen, Bullich, Sandra, Ventura, Montserrat, Piqueras, Berta, Panadés, Mariona, Fernández-Calle, Pilar

“…The results of external quality assurance schemes are evaluated against specifications generally based on biological variation (BV) data. This study was…”
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Biological variation database: structure and criteria used for generation and update by Perich, Carmen, Minchinela, Joana, Ricós, Carmen, Fernández-Calle, Pilar, Alvarez, Virtudes, Doménech, María Vicenta, Simón, Margarita, Biosca, Carmen, Boned, Beatriz, García-Lario, José Vicente, Cava, Fernando, Fernández-Fernández, Pilar, Fraser, Callum G

“…Numerical data on the components of biological variation (BV) have many uses in laboratory medicine, including in the setting of analytical quality…”
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Analytical performance of 17 general chemistry analytes across countries and across manufacturers in the INPUtS project of EQA organizers in Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom and Spain by Weykamp, Cas, Secchiero, Sandra, Plebani, Mario, Thelen, Marc, Cobbaert, Christa, Thomas, Annette, Jassam, Nuthar, Barth, Julian H, Perich, Carmen, Ricós, Carmen, Faria, Ana Paula

“…Optimum patient care in relation to laboratory medicine is achieved when results of laboratory tests are equivalent, irrespective of the analytical platform…”
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Models to estimate biological variation components and interpretation of serial results: strengths and limitations by Díaz-Garzón Marco, Jorge, Fernández-Calle, Pilar, Ricós, Carmen

“…Biological variation (BV) has multiple applications in a variety of fields of clinical laboratory. The use of BV in statistical modeling is twofold. On the one…”
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Collective opinion paper on findings of the 2010 convocation of experts on laboratory quality by Cooper, Greg, DeJonge, Niels, Ehrmeyer, Sharon, Yundt-Pacheco, John, Jansen, Rob, Ricós, Carmen, Plebani, Mario

“…As a part of a series of yearly meeting, in May 2010 over 40 medical laboratory opinion leaders, pathologists, clinical biochemists and physicians from Europe,…”
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A category 1 EQA scheme for comparison of laboratory performance and method performance: An international pilot study in the framework of the Calibration 2000 project by Jansen, Rob, Jassam, Nuthar, Thomas, Annette, Perich, Carmen, Fernandez-Calle, Pilar, Faria, Ana Paula, Correia, Helena, Barth, Julian H., Weykamp, Cas, Cobbaert, Christa, Thelen, Marc, Ricós, Carmen

“…In the modern healthcare service, patients receive care in multiple hospitals and healthcare settings. Therefore, harmonization of results from different…”
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Post-standardization of routine creatinine assays: are they suitable for clinical applications by Jassam, Nuthar, Weykamp, Cas, Thomas, Annette, Secchiero, Sandra, Sciacovelli, Laura, Plebani, Mario, Thelen, Marc, Cobbaert, Christa, Perich, Carmen, Ricós, Carmen, Paula, Faria A, Barth, Julian H

“…Introduction Reliable serum creatinine measurements are of vital importance for the correct classification of chronic kidney disease and early identification…”
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Within-subject biological variation in disease: collated data and clinical consequences by Ricós, Carmen, Iglesias, Natalia, García-Lario, José-Vicente, Simón, Margarita, Cava, Fernando, Hernández, Amparo, Perich, Carmen, Minchinela, Joanna, Alvarez, Virtudes, Doménech, Maria-Vicenta, Jiménez, Carlos-Victor, Biosca, Carmen, Tena, Raquel

“…Quantitative data on the components of biological variation (BV) are used for several purposes, including calculating the reference change value (RCV) required…”
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State-of-the-art Approach to Goal Setting by Salas, Angel, MD, Ricós, Carmen, PhD, Prada, Enrique, MD, Ramón, Francisco, MD, Morancho, Jorge, MD, Jou, Josep M., MD, Blazquez, Raquel, MD

“…Four external quality assurance programs combined their data to calculate the minimum acceptable quality specifications for laboratory testing. Other sources…”
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Standardization in laboratory medicine: Two years' experience from category 1 EQA programs in Spain by Ricós, Carmen, Perich, Carmen, Boned, Beatriz, González-Lao, Elisabet, Diaz-Garzón, Jorge, Ventura, Montserrat, Bullich, Sandra, Corte, Zoraida, Minchinela, Joana, Marques, Fernando, Simón, Margarita, Alvarez, Virtudes, García-Lario, José-Vicente, Fernández-Fernández, Pilar, Fernández-Calle, Pilar

“…Standardization is the ability to obtain interchangeable results leading to same medical interpretation. External quality assessment (EQA) is the main support…”
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Spanish society of laboratory medicine external quality assurance programmes: evolution of the analytical performance of clinical laboratories over 30 years and comparison with other programmes by Perich, Carmen, Ricós, Carmen, Marqués, Fernando, Minchinela, Joana, Salas, Angel, Martínez-Bru, Cecilia, Boned, Beatriz, Gómez-Rioja, Rubén, Cortés, Marià, González-Lao, Elisabet, García Lario, Jose Vicente, Tejedor, Xavier, Bullich, Sandra, Ventura, Montserrat, González-Tarancón, Ricardo, Fernández-Fernández, Pilar, Ramón, Francisco, Corte, Zoraida, Llopis, Antonia Ma, Díaz-Garzón, Jorge, Simón, Margarita, Fernández-Calle, Pilar

“…The purpose of this study is to understand the evolution of the analytical performance of the laboratories participating in the Spanish society of laboratory…”
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Minimum analytical quality specifications of inter-laboratory comparisons: agreement among Spanish EQAP organizers by Ricós, Carmen, Ramón, Francisco, Salas, Angel, Buño, Antonio, Calafell, Rafael, Morancho, Jorge, Gutiérrez-Bassini, Gabriella, Jou, Josep M

“…Four Spanish scientific societies organizing external quality assessment programs (EQAP) formed a working group to promote the use of common minimum quality…”
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Critical appraisal and meta-analysis of biological variation studies on glycosylated albumin, glucose and HbA1c by Ricós, Carmen, Fernández-Calle, Pilar, Gonzalez-Lao, Elisabet, Simón, Margarida, Díaz-Garzón, Jorge, Boned, Beatriz, Marqués-García, Fernando, Minchinela, Joana, Perich, Maria Carmen, Tejedor-Ganduxé, Xavier, Corte, Zoraida, Aarsand, Aasne K, Aslan, Berna, Carobene, Anna, Coskun, Abdurrahman, Sandberg, Sverre

“…ObjectivesNumerous biological variation (BV) studies have been performed over the years, but the quality of these studies vary. The objectives of this study…”
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Quality indicators and specifications for key processes in clinical laboratories: a preliminary experience by Kirchner, Maria Jesus Alsina, Funes, Virtudes Alvarez, Adzet, Carme Biosca, Clar, Maria Vicenta Doménech, Escuer, Mercè Ibarz, Girona, Joana Minchinela, Barellas, Rosa Maria Pastor, Alsina, Carmen Perich, Aguilá, Carmen Ricós, Isern, Gloria Trujillo, Navarro, Conrad Vilanova

“…The aim of this study was to identify process indicators for the three phases of laboratory activity and their corresponding quality specifications in our…”
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Control externo de la calidad en medicina del laboratorio. Avances y futuro by Ricós Carmen, Fernández-Calle Pilar, Perich Carmen, Sandberg Sverre

“…Un programa de control externo distribuye las mismas muestras control entre varios laboratorios y evalúa los resultados obtenidos con un criterio común. El…”
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Quality indicators and specifications for the extra-analytical phases in clinical laboratory management by Ricós, Carmen, García-Victoria, Montserrat, de la Fuente, Blanca

“…Quality management systems should cover all the steps involved in the overall testing and non-testing processes. To identify quality indicators for…”
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Modelos para estimar la variación biológica y la interpretación de resultados seriados: bondades y limitaciones by Díaz-Garzón, Jorge, Fernández-Calle, Pilar, Ricós, Carmen

“…La variación biológica (VB) tiene múltiples aplicaciones en diversos campos del laboratorio clínico. Hay dos formas de relacionar el concepto de VB y los…”
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