DGKL gratuliert Prof. Dr. Kai Kappert zur Professur für Laboratoriumsmedizin
Zum 1. April 2023 hat Prof. Dr. Kai Kappert die Professur für Laboratoriumsmedizin an der Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin übernommen.Der Labormediziner und Pharmakologe Kai Kappert war in dieser Funktion bereits zwei Jahre zuvor kommissarisch tätig.Am Institut...
DKLM 2023
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A case report of pseudoleukopenia: playing hide-and-seek
Objectives Routine blood examination, one of the most commonly performed tests in clinical laboratories, directly reflects the overall state of the body such as inflammation, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. The accuracy of these indicators by tests may be perturbed by...
Keep cool! Observed temperature variations at different process stages of the biobanking workflow – examples from the Leipzig medical biobank
Objectives Biobanked samples are becoming increasingly important for research outcomes. Most of the biobanking processes (from preparation to storage) are affected by temperature in a time-dependent manner and have a high impact on sample quality. We aimed to validate...
Congress report: 5th Munich POCT Symposium, September 27–29, 2022, Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU München
The POCT section of the German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL) has organized the 5th Munich POCT Symposium on the subject of “New Horizons for Cross-Sectional Technologies and Extended Application Areas”. The international symposium had...
IFCC-EFLM EuroMedLab-WorldLab Conference
Vom 21. bis 25. Mai findet die IFCC-EFLM EuroMedLab-WorldLab Conference in Rom statt.Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier.
Preis der Stiftung „Diagnostik hilft“ 2023
Die Stiftung „Diagnostik hilft“ vergibt jährlich den mit 5.000 EUR dotierten Preis an Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen und Nachwuchswissenschaftler für herausragende Arbeiten auf dem Gebiet der biomedizinischen Diagnostik, insbesondere für die (Weiter-)Entwicklung neuer...
Age-and sex-specific reference intervals of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and non-HDL cholesterol. Comparison of two algorithms for the indirect estimation of reference intervals
Objectives Reference intervals of total cholesterol concentrations in plasma and of their fractions low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-, high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-and non-HDL concentrations are seldom studied with respect to the relevance of age and sex. Therefore,...
A new machine-learning-based prediction of survival in patients with end-stage liver disease
Objectives The shortage of grafts for liver transplantation requires risk stratification and adequate allocation rules. This study aims to improve the model of end-stage liver disease (MELD) score for 90-day mortality prediction with the help of different...
Oxidative stress and antioxidants in health and disease
The increase in the formation of reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species of endogenous or exogenous origin causes oxidative stress due to pro-oxidant and antioxidant imbalance that causes cellular damage in metabolism. This can increase inflammation of cells,...
