Abstract:Laboratory results play a key role in the diagnostic procedure, the decision of treatment and the follow up of diseases. A high validity of the laboratory result is an important precondition for the efficacy in clinical medicine. Analytical standards have been developed under strong quality control criteria, however, there are no sufficiently defined standards for the pre- and postanalytical phase in laboratory diagnostics. Thus, most of laboratory errors are caused by pre- and postanalytical mistakes. The com… Show more
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