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  1. Acute rejection in kidney transplantation and the evaluation of associated polymorphisms (SNPs): the importance of sample size

    Article • Diagnosis, August 2019, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina, Andrea Neri

  2. Development and validation of quick Acute Kidney Injury-score (q-AKI) to predict acute kidney injury at admission to a multidisciplinary intensive care unit

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2019, PLOS

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  3. Tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) • IGF-binding protein-7 (IGFBP7) levels are associated with adverse outcomes in patients in the intensive care unit with acute kidney injury

    Article • Kidney International, June 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  4. Current understanding and future directions in the application of TIMP-2 and IGFBP7 in AKI clinical practice

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), April 2019, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina, Fan Weixuan

  5. Glucose meters: What’s the laboratory reference glucose?

    Article • March 2019, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  6. Clinical impact of citrate-containing tubes on the detection of glucose abnormalities by the oral glucose tolerance test

    Article • Diagnosis, March 2019, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina, MD GRAZIELLA G BONETTI

  7. Analytical Assessment of the New Roche Cobas t 711 Fully Automated Coagulation Analyzer

    Article • Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, January 2019, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  8. Presepsin and Procalcitonin Levels as Markers of Adverse Postoperative Complications and Mortality in Cardiac Surgery Patients

    Article • Blood Purification, October 2018, Karger Publishers

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  9. Persistent decrease of renal functional reserve in patients after cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury despite clinical recovery

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, July 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  10. Preoperative Renal Functional Reserve Predicts Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Operation

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  11. Predicting Acute Kidney Injury in Intensive Care Unit Patients: The Role of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-2 and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-7 Biomarkers

    Article • Blood Purification, January 2018, Karger Publishers

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  12. Routine Adoption of TIMP2 and IGFBP7 Biomarkers in Cardiac Surgery for Early Identification of Acute Kidney Injury

    Article • The International Journal of Artificial Organs, December 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  13. Academy of Emergency Medicine and Care-Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology consensus recommendations for clinical use of sepsis biomarkers in the emergency department

    Article • Emergency Care Journal, November 2017, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  14. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis and the determination of oligoclonal bands

    Article • Neurological Sciences, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  15. Laboratory testing in the emergency department: An Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology (SIBioC) and Academy of Emergency Medicine and Care (AcEMC) consensus report

    Article • Emergency Care Journal, April 2017, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  16. Total laboratory automation: Do stat tests still matter?

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  17. Laboratory testing in the emergency department: an Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology (SIBioC) and Academy of Emergency Medicine and Care (AcEMC) consensus report

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), March 2017, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina, Giuseppe Lippi

  18. Elevated Levels of Procalcitonin and Interleukin-6 are Linked with Postoperative Complications in Cardiac Surgery

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, March 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  19. Blood venous sample collection: Recommendations overview and a checklist to improve quality

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, February 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  20. Procalcitonin and Interleukin-6 Levels: Are They Useful Biomarkers in Cardiac Surgery Patients?

    Article • Blood Purification, January 2017, Karger Publishers

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  21. Copeptin levels and kidney function in ADPKD: case-control study

    Article • Clinical Nephrology, September 2016, Dustri-Verlgag Dr. Karl Feistle

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  22. A comparison of three commercial platforms for urinary NGAL in critically ill adults

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2016, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  23. Access to scientific information. A national survey of the Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (SIBioC)

    Article • Diagnosis, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina, Giuseppe Lippi

  24. Error rates during blood collection in emergency departments and outpatient clinics: Results of a prospective multicenter study

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  25. SP072PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF PRESEPSIN IN PREDICTING ADVERSE RENAL OUTCOMES AND DEATH IN CARDIOSURGICAL PATIENTS

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  26. SuO043IS COPEPTIN A SPECIFIC MARKER OF CKD IN ADPKD PATIENTS?

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  27. Identification of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Receptor Gamma Extracellular Domain (sPTPRG) as a Natural Soluble Protein in Plasma

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2015, PLOS

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  28. Multicenter Comparison of Seven 25Oh Vitamin D Automated Immunoassays / Multicentrično Poređenje Sedam Automatizovanih Imunoeseja Za 25Oh Vitamin D

    Article • January 2015, De Gruyter Open Sp. z o.o.

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  29. Determination of reference interval for presepsin, an early marker for sepsis

    Article • Biochemia Medica, January 2015, Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  30. Understanding Bland Altman analysis

    Article • Biochemia Medica, January 2015, Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  31. The Role of NGAL in Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent in Early Diagnosis of Peritonitis: Case-Control Study in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

    Article • Peritoneal Dialysis International, November 2014, MultiMed Inc.

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  32. Low volume tubes can be effective to reduce the rate of hemolyzed specimens from the emergency department

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  33. COPEPTIN IN CKD

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  34. Harmonization of contemporary-sensitive troponin I immunoassays: calibration may only be a part of the problem

    Article • La Rivista Italiana della Medicina di Laboratorio - Italian Journal of Laboratory Medicine, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  35. Reference range of hemolysis index in serum and lithium-heparin plasma measured with two analytical platforms in a population of unselected outpatients

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  36. New option for the treatment of hyperbilirubinemia: in vitro direct hemoperfusion with the Lixelle S-35

    Article • The International Journal of Artificial Organs, January 2014, Wichtig

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  37. Multicenter Comparison of Four Contemporary Sensitive Troponin Immunoassays

    Article • Journal of Medical Biochemistry, January 2014, De Gruyter Open Sp. z o.o.

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  38. Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (uNGAL) in High Altitude: A Case Study

    Article • Journal of Diabetes & Metabolism, January 2014, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  39. Diagnostic accuracy of combined cardiac troponin and copeptin assessment for early rule-out of myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care, November 2013, SAGE Publications

    Dr Davide Giavarina, Till Keller

  40. Proposta di una checklist per il prelievo di sangue venoso

    Article • La Rivista Italiana della Medicina di Laboratorio - Italian Journal of Laboratory Medicine, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  41. Systematical assessment of serum indices does not impair efficiency of clinical chemistry testing: A multicenter study

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  42. Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Peritoneal Effluent: Evaluation in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients in Basal Condition

    Article • Peritoneal Dialysis International, January 2013, MultiMed Inc.

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  43. Are anti-nucleosome antibodies a better diagnostic marker than anti-dsDNA antibodies for systemic lupus erythematosus? A systematic review and a study of metanalysis

    Article • Autoimmunity Reviews, December 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  44. Diagnostic accuracy of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) to detect anti-skin autoantibodies in autoimmune blistering skin diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Autoimmunity Reviews, December 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  45. Tools for critical appraisal of evidence in studies of diagnostic accuracy

    Article • Autoimmunity Reviews, December 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  46. TSH receptor autoantibody immunoassay in patients with Graves' disease: Improvement of diagnostic accuracy over different generations of methods. Systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Autoimmunity Reviews, December 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  47. Aged-related increase of high sensitive Troponin T and its implication in acute myocardial infarction diagnosis of elderly patients

    Article • Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, May 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  48. Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in the Early Diagnosis of Peritonitis: The Case of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin

    Article • January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  49. Statin Therapy Is Associated with Decreased Small, Dense Low-Density Lipoprotein Levels in Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis

    Article • January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  50. Raccomandazioni di consenso SIBioC-SIMeL per la rilevazione e gestione dei campioni emolizzati e utilizzo dell’indice di emolisi

    Article • La Rivista Italiana della Medicina di Laboratorio - Italian Journal of Laboratory Medicine, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  51. Hypovitaminosis D as Predisposing Factor for Atrophic Type A Gastritis: a Case–Control Study and Review of the Literature on the Interaction of Vitamin D with the Immune System

    Article • Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  52. Preanalytical quality improvement: from dream to reality

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2011, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  53. Heart-Kidney Biomarkers in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Stress Testing

    Article • International Journal of Nephrology, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  54. Comparison of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using the MDRD and CKD-EPI equations for CKD screening in a large population

    Article • Clinical Nephrology, November 2010, Dustri-Verlgag Dr. Karl Feistle

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  55. Stat laboratory testing: integration or autonomy?

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2010, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  56. Quality in point of care testing

    Article • Biochemia Medica, January 2010, Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  57. An electronic thesaurus of Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine hematological and biochemical diagnostic tests

    Article • International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, October 2009, Wiley

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  58. Analytical comparison of AxSYM, HemosIL DD HS and Innovance D-dimer immunoassays with the Vidas D-dimer

    Article • International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, August 2009, Wiley

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  59. Overview on self-monitoring of blood glucose

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, April 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  60. Evaluation of BD Vacutainer® PST™II tubes for a wide range of immunoassays

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2009, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  61. Multicenter evaluation of the hemolysis index in automated clinical chemistry systems

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2009, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  62. Performance of the automated and rapid HemosIL D-Dimer HS on the ACL TOP analyzer

    Article • Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis, December 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  63. Indirect estimation of pediatric Health Related Limits for serum thyrotropin using the ADVIA® Centaur™ analyzer

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, October 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  64. Comparison of methods to identify individuals at increased risk of cardiovascular disease in Italian cohorts

    Article • Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, May 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  65. Interchangeability and Diagnostic Accuracy of Two Assays for Total and Free Prostate-Specific Antigen: Two not Always Related Items

    Article • The International Journal of Biological Markers, April 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  66. National survey on critical values reporting in a cohort of Italian laboratories

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2007, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  67. Recommendations for detection and management of unsuitable samples in clinical laboratories

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2007, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  68. Interchangeability and diagnostic accuracy of two assays for total and free prostate-specific antigen: two not always related items

    Article • The International Journal of Biological Markers, January 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  69. Differences of prostate-specific antigen assays: a small light at the end of the tunnel?

    Article • Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine, September 2006, SAGE Publications

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  70. National survey on the pre-analytical variability in a representative cohort of Italian laboratories

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2006, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  71. Indirect Methods for Reference Intervals Based on Current Data

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, November 2005, AACC

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  72. Monitoring high-dose heparin levels by ACT and HMT during extracorporeal circulation: diagnostic accuracy of three compact monitors

    Article • Perfusion, January 2002, SAGE Publications

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  73. Reference interval of D-dimer in pregnant women

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, June 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  74. Method Comparison of Automated Systems for the Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Pathology, November 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  75. Thromboembolic neurologic events in patients with antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome

    Article • Neurological Sciences, April 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  76. External Quality Assessment of Stat Test Intralaboratory Turnaround Times. Pilot Study from the Members of the Working Group for the Standardization and Promotion of Turnaround Time Control under the Auspices of the Comitato Italiano per la Standardizz...

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 1998, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  77. Difference Plots and Mountain Plots Are Useful also in Comparing CA 125 Immunoassay Systems Manufactured by the same Company

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 1998, De Gruyter

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  78. Free Radicals and Oxidative Stress Challenge Dialysis Patients

    Article • ASAIO Journal, September 1997, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  79. Estimating Mean Pulmonary Wedge Pressure in Patients With Chronic Atrial Fibrillation From Transthoracic Doppler Indexes of Mitral and Pulmonary Venous Flow Velocity

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, July 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  80. FREE RADICALS AND OXIDATIVE STRESS (OS) CHALLENGE DIALYSIS PATIENT. EFFECTS OF TWO DIFFERENT MEMBRANES

    Article • ASAIO Journal, March 1997, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  81. Anti-TPO and anti-thyroglobulin antibodies or anti-TPO antibodies alone?

    Article • Clinical Endocrinology, February 1997, Wiley

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  82. The Role of Erythrocytes in the Deperoxidative Processes in People on Hemodialysis

    Article • ASAIO Journal, September 1996, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  83. Fasting plasma glucose and diabetes diagnosis

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, August 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  84. Bleeding tendency and patient interview: usefulness for surgery screening

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, July 1996, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  85. Bleeding Tendency and Patient Interview: Usefulness for Surgery Screening

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, July 1996, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  86. ROLE OF THE ERYTHROCYTE IN THE DEPEROXIDATION IN HD-PATIENTS

    Article • ASAIO Journal, April 1996, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  87. Serum paraoxonase activity is decreased in uremic patients

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, March 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  88. ROLE OF THE ERYTHROCYTE IN THE DEPEROXIDATION IN HD-PATIENTS

    Article • ASAIO Journal, March 1996, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  89. Mineral Metabolism in Obese Children

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, December 1991, Wiley

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  90. Monomeric Calcitonin Secretion in Infants with Congenital Hypothyroidism

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, November 1989, Wiley

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  91. Latex Kits for Detection of Rotavirus

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Pathology, August 1989, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  92. Expert system for interpretation of water and electrolyte laboratory data

    Article • Analytica Chimica Acta, January 1989, Elsevier

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  93. Mineral Metabolism in Obese Children

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, September 1988, Wiley

    Dr Davide Giavarina

  94. Electrolyte and Haemostasis Test Interpretation by Expert Systems on Microcomputer in Medical Laboratory

    Article • January 1988, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Davide Giavarina