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  1. Sample management for clinical biochemistry assays: Are serum and plasma interchangeable specimens?

    Article • Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  2. Potential misdiagnosis of von Willebrand disease and haemophilia caused by ineffective mixing of thawed plasma

    Article • Haemophilia, July 2017, Wiley

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  3. Preanalytical Nonconformity Management Regarding Primary Tube Mixing in Brazil

    Article • January 2017, De Gruyter

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  4. The impact of fist clenching and its maintenance during venipuncture on routine hematology testing

    Article • Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  5. Laboratory Diagnostics and Quality of Blood Collection / Laboratorijska Dijagnostika I Kvalitet Uzimanja Uzoraka Krvi

    Article • July 2015, Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  6. Comparison of Genetic and Epigenetic Alterations of Primary Tumors and Matched Plasma Samples in Patients with Colorectal Cancer

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2015, PLOS

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  7. Postural change during venous blood collection is a major source of bias in clinical chemistry testing

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  8. To avoid fasting time, more risk than benefits

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2015, De Gruyter

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  9. Circulating cardiac troponin T is not influenced by postural changes during venous blood collection

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  10. Sodium citrate blood contamination by K2-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA): impact on routine coagulation testing

    Article • International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  11. Inversion of lithium heparin gel tubes after centrifugation is a significant source of bias in clinical chemistry testing

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  12. Processing of Diagnostic Blood Specimens: Is It Really Necessary to Mix Primary Blood Tubes after Collection with Evacuated Tube System?

    Article • Biopreservation and Biobanking, February 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  13. Could light meal jeopardize laboratory coagulation tests?

    Article • Biochemia Medica, January 2014, Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  14. Contamination of lithium heparin blood by K2-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA): an experimental evaluation

    Article • Biochemia Medica, January 2014, Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  15. Phlebotomist Labelling Primary Blood Tubes for Clinical Laboratory Tests: An Important Step to Medical Diagnostics

    Article • Journal of Medical Diagnostic Methods, January 2014, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  16. Heterogeneity of manufacturers' declarations for lipemia interference — An urgent call for standardization

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Nora Nikolac Gabaj

  17. Management of preanalytical phase for routine hematological testing: is the pneumatic tube system a source of laboratory variability or an important facility tool?

    Article • International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, September 2013, Wiley

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  18. Quality management of preanalytical phase: impact of lithium heparin vacuum tubes changes on clinical chemistry tests

    Article • Accreditation and Quality Assurance, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  19. Quality Impact on Diagnostic Blood Specimen Collection Using a New Device to Relieve Venipuncture Pain

    Article • Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  20. Sodium citrate vacuum tubes validation

    Article • Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis, April 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  21. Effects of vigorous mixing of blood vacuum tubes on laboratory test results

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  22. Eating, Eating, Eating. What Time was your Last Food Intake?

    Article • Journal of Medical Diagnostic Methods, January 2013, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  23. Avoidance to wipe alcohol before venipuncture is not a source of spurious hemolysis

    Article • Biochemia Medica, January 2013, Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  24. Incorrect order of draw could be mitigate the patient safety: a phlebotomy management case report

    Article • Biochemia Medica, January 2013, Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  25. The order of draw: myth or science?

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2013, De Gruyter

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  26. The effective reduction of tourniquet application time after minor modification of the CLSI H03-A6 blood collection procedure

    Article • Biochemia Medica, January 2013, Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  27. Quality Standards for Sample Collection in Coagulation Testing

    Article • Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, June 2012, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Emmanuel J Favaloro, Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  28. Different manufacturers of syringes: A new source of variability in blood gas, acid–base balance and related laboratory test?

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, June 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  29. Preanalytical management: serum vacuum tubes validation for routine clinical chemistry

    Article • Biochemia Medica, January 2012, Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  30. Impact of the phlebotomy training based on CLSI/NCCLS H03-A6 – procedures for the collection of diagnostic blood

    Article • Biochemia Medica, January 2012, Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  31. K3EDTA Vacuum Tubes Validation for Routine Hematological Testing

    Article • ISRN Hematology, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  32. Influence of a Regular, Standardized Meal on Clinical Chemistry Analytes

    Article • Annals of Laboratory Medicine, January 2012, Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine (KAMJE)

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  33. Suitability of a transport box for blood sample shipment over a long period

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, August 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira

  34. New ways to deal with known preanalytical issues: use of transilluminator instead of tourniquet for easing vein access and eliminating stasis on clinical biochemistry

    Article • Biochemia Medica, January 2011, Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Dr Gabriel Lima-Oliveira