Clinical Decision-Making Suffers from Inequivalent Measurement Results and Inadequate Reference Intervals
The use of RIs that are inconsistent with the analytical bias causes unnecessary between-laboratory differences in clinical decision-making. Adopting harmonized RIs facilitates similar interpretation of results across facilities. Harmonized RIs can be adopted immediately if the observed bias is acceptable or eliminated, or after standardization/harmonization of measurands without complete metrological traceability.
Authors
- Miranda van Berkel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6500-3419)
- Nannette Brouwer
- Marc Thelen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1771-669X)
- Marith van Schrojenstein Lantman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5454-990X)
- P. H. M. Kuijper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8300-6365)
- Marloes Langelaan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0972-4181)
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Amphia Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Máxima Medisch Centrum (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Chemistry
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvae129
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.65