Evidence-based guidelines in laboratory medicine: principles and methods

WP Oosterhuis, DE Bruns, J Watine… - Clinical …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Background: Guidelines are commonly used tools for supporting medical decisions.
Formulating evidence-based recommendations has become a leading principle in guideline …

From biomarkers to medical tests: the changing landscape of test evaluation

AR Horvath, SJ Lord, A StJohn, S Sandberg… - Clinica chimica acta, 2014 - Elsevier
Regulators and healthcare payers are increasingly demanding evidence that biomarkers
deliver patient benefits to justify their use in clinical practice. Laboratory professionals need …

[HTML][HTML] IFCC interim guidelines on serological testing of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

MK Bohn, TP Loh, CB Wang, R Mueller… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Serological testing for the detection of antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is emerging as an important component of the clinical …

Guidance for modifying the definition of diseases: a checklist

J Doust, PO Vandvik, A Qaseem… - JAMA internal …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance No guidelines exist currently for guideline panels and others considering
changes to disease definitions. Panels frequently widen disease definitions, increasing the …

Effectiveness of an e-learning course in evidence-based medicine for foundation (internship) training

J Hadley, R Kulier, J Zamora… - Journal of the Royal …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Aim To evaluate the educational effectiveness of a clinically integrated e-learning course for
teaching basic evidence-based medicine (EBM) among postgraduate medical trainees …

[HTML][HTML] IFCC interim guidelines on biochemical/hematological monitoring of COVID-19 patients

S Thompson, MK Bohn, N Mancini, TP Loh… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Routine biochemical and hematological tests have been reported to be useful in the
stratification and prognostication of pediatric and adult patients with diagnosed coronavirus …

[HTML][HTML] Biosafety measures for preventing infection from COVID-19 in clinical laboratories: IFCC Taskforce Recommendations

G Lippi, K Adeli, M Ferrari, AR Horvath… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the third coronavirus outbreak that has
emerged in the past 20 years, after severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle …

[HTML][HTML] IFCC interim guidelines on molecular testing of SARS-CoV-2 infection

MK Bohn, N Mancini, TP Loh, CB Wang… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2020 - degruyter.com
The diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection
globally has relied extensively on molecular testing, contributing vitally to case identification …

Guidelines and recommendations for laboratory analysis in the diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus

DB Sacks, M Arnold, GL Bakris, DE Bruns… - Clinical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Numerous laboratory tests are used in the diagnosis and management of
diabetes mellitus. The quality of the scientific evidence supporting the use of these assays …

[HTML][HTML] IFCC interim guidelines on rapid point-of-care antigen testing for SARS-CoV-2 detection in asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals

MK Bohn, G Lippi, AR Horvath, R Erasmus… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2021 - degruyter.com
With an almost unremittent progression of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infections all around the world, there is a compelling need to introduce rapid …