Browsing by Author "Ibarz Escuer, Mercedes"
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C-reactive protein and other predictors of poor outcome in patients hospitalized with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Ruiz González, Agustín; Lacasta García, José Daniel; Ibarz Escuer, Mercedes; Martínez Alonso, Montserrat; Falguera i Sacrest, Miquel; Porcel Pérez, José Manuel (Wiley, 2008)Background and objective: CRP is elevated in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD), but there is little information on whether this biomarker can help to identify adverse short-term clinical outcomes. Methods: ... -
European survey on preanalytical sample handling – Part 1: How do European laboratories monitor the preanalytical phase? On behalf of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for the Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE)
Cadamuro, Janne; Lippi, Giuseppe; von Meyer, Alexander; Ibarz Escuer, Mercedes; van Dongen–Lases, Edmee; Cornes, Michael; Nybo, Mads; Vermeersch, Pieter; Grankvist, Kjell; Guimaraes, Joao Tiago; Kristensen, Gunn B.; de la Salle, Barbara; Simundic, Ana-Maria (Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 2019)Introduction: Compared to other activities of the testing process, the preanalytical phase is plagued by a lower degree of standardization, which makes it more vulnerable to errors. With the aim of providing guidelines and ... -
European survey on preanalytical sample handling – Part 2: Practices of European laboratories on monitoring and processing haemolytic, icteric and lipemic samples. On behalf of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for the Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE)
Cadamuro, Janne; Lippi, Giuseppe; von Meyer, Alexander; Ibarz Escuer, Mercedes; van Dongen–Lases, Edmee; Cornes, Michael; Nybo, Mads; Vermeersch, Pieter; Grankvist, Kjell; Guimaraes, Joao Tiago; Kristensen, Gunn B.; de la Salle, Barbara; Simundic, Ana-Maria (Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 2019)Introduction: No guideline currently exists on how to detect or document haemolysis, icterus or lipemia (HIL) in blood samples, nor on subsequent use of this information. The EFLM WG-PRE has performed a survey for assessing ... -
Harmonization of quality indicators in laboratory medicine. A preliminary consensus
Plebani, Mario; Astion, Michael L.; Barth, Julian H.; Chen, Wenxiang; de Oliveira Galoro, César A.; Ibarz Escuer, Mercedes; Ivanov, Agnes; Miller, Warren G.; Petinos, Penny; Sciacovelli, Laura; Shcolnik, Wilson; Simundic, Ana-Maria; Sumarac, Zorica (De Gruyter, 2014)Quality indicators (QIs) are fundamental tools for enabling users to quantify the quality of all operational processes by comparing it against a defined criterion. QIs data should be collected over time to identify, correct, ... -
Impacto de la informatización de procesos del Laboratorio Clínico ICS Lleida en seguridad del paciente
Ibarz Escuer, Mercedes (Universitat de Lleida, 2015-12-09) -
Laboratory sample stability. Is it possible to define a consensus stability function? An example of five blood magnitudes
Gómez Rioja, Rubén; Martínez Espartosa, Débora; Segovia, Marta; Ibarz Escuer, Mercedes; Llopis, María Antonia; Bauçà, Josep Miquel; Marzana, Itziar; Barba, Nuria; Ventura, Monserrat; García del Pino, Isabel; Puente, Juan José; Caballero, Andrea; Gómez, Carolina; García Álvarez, Ana; Alsina, María Jesús; Álvarez, Virtudes (2018-05-05)Background: The stability limit of an analyte in a biological sample can be defined as the time required until a measured property acquires a bias higher than a defined specification. Many studies assessing stability and ... -
Magnesium Levels Modify the Effect of Lipid Parameters on Carotid Intima Media Thickness
Cambray Carner, Serafí; Ibarz Escuer, Mercedes; Bermúdez López, Marcelino; Marti Antonio, Manuel; Bozić Stanojević, Milica; Fernández i Giráldez, Elvira; Valdivielso Revilla, José Manuel (MDPI, 2020)Classical risk factors of atherosclerosis in the general population show paradoxical effects in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Thus, low low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels have been associated with ... -
Managing inappropriate utilization of laboratory resource
Cadamuro, Janne; Ibarz Escuer, Mercedes; Cornes, Michael; Nybo, Mads; Haschke Becher, Elisabeth; von Meyer, Alexander; Lippi, Giuseppe; Simundic, Ana-Maria (De Gruyter, 2019)Background The inappropriate use of laboratory resources, due to excessive number of tests not really necessary for patient care or by failure to order the appropriate diagnostic test, may lead to wrong, missed or delayed ... -
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors are expressed in rat parathyroid gland and regulate PTH secretion
Parisi Capdevila, Eva; Almadén, Yolanda; Ibarz Escuer, Mercedes; Panizo García, Sara; Cardús i Figueras, Anna; Rodríguez, Mariano; Fernández i Giráldez, Elvira; Valdivielso Revilla, José Manuel (American Physiological Society, 2009)N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDAR) are tetrameric amino acid receptors which act as membrane calcium channels. The presence of the receptor has been detected in the principal organs responsible for calcium homeostasis ... -
Preanalytical quality improvement. In pursuit of harmony, on behalf of European Federation for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working group for Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE)
Lippi, Giuseppe; Banfi, Giuseppe; Church, Stephen; Cornes, Michael; De Carli, Gabriella; Grankvist, Kjell; Kristensen, Gunn B.; Ibarz Escuer, Mercedes; Panteghini, Mauro; Plebani, Mario; Nybo, Mads; Smellie, Stuart; Zaninotto, Martina; Simundic, Ana-Maria (De Gruyter, 2014)Laboratory diagnostics develop through different phases that span from test ordering (pre-preanalytical phase), collection of diagnostic specimens (preanalytical phase), sample analysis (analytical phase), results reporting ... -
Sustained activation of renal N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors decreases vitamin D synthesis: a possible role for glutamate on the onset of secondary HPT
Parisi Capdevila, Eva; Bozić Stanojević, Milica; Ibarz Escuer, Mercedes; Panizo García, Sara; Valcheva, Petya; Coll, Blai; Fernández i Giráldez, Elvira; Valdivielso Revilla, José Manuel (American Physiological Society, 2010)N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors (NMDAR) are tetrameric amino acid receptors that act as membrane calcium channels. The presence of the receptor has been detected in the principal organs responsible for ...