English (United Kingdom)

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/featured_content/oa?rat=en

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/highlighted_journal/

Global: Zendy Plus annual

Presents the access of premium content as premium feature

Premium Content

Presents the keyphrase highlighting as premium feature

Keyphrase Highlighting

Presents the summarisation as premium feature

Summarisation

Insights

Presents the pdf analysis as premium feature

PDF Analysis

Presents the zaia usage as premium feature

ZAIA

Global: Zendy Plus monthly

Global: Zendy Tools annual

Global: Zendy Tools monthly

Global: Zendy Free Plan

The glucose concentration in plasma or serum is one of the most often requested analytical values in laboratory medicine. Whereas the analytical part of the glucose determination is well standardised, the standardisation of the pre-examination part (pre-analytical phase) is not sufficiently solved, yet. In view of the present controversial discussion regarding the most efficient prevention of pre-analytical glycolysis, the question arises whether the economical and logistic expenses for inhibiting glycolysis determining random glucose concentration are justified. In hospitals with adequate logistics (e.g. pneumatic tube systems for blood tubes) to guarantee a blood sample transport time of about 1 – 2 h, plasma or serum without prevention of glycolysis can be applied for random glucose concentrations if the reference limits are estimated by the laboratory. If such logistics are not available, especially in primary care services, either plasma or serum samples or whole blood in special tubes with anti-glycolytic additives may be sent to the laboratory.

journal of laboratory medicine

Age and sex dependent reference intervals for random plasma/serum glucose concentrations related to different sampling devices and determined by an indirect procedure with data mining: Urgent plea for studying the diagnostic efficiency of various concepts proposed to improve the pre-examination phase for determining blood glucose concentrations