Aim To explore patient’s awareness and appliance of the fasting state requirements for blood sampling.Methods This observational survey was performed at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Immunology Diagnostics,Cantonal Hospital Zenica, from June to July 2019. An anonymous questionnaire was conducted on 200 consecutive outpatients old...

By Damira Kadić, Aida Avdagić-Ismić, Sabaheta Hasić, Ferhana Bošnjak

Aim To identify rates of most common pre-analytical errors and to document possible (different) error rates between inpatients and outpatients.Methods This retrospective study was conducted at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Immunology Diagnostics,Cantonal Hospital Zenica, from December 2016 until March 2017. Data on rejected blood sampl...

By Damira Kadić, Aida Avdagić Ismić, Sabaheta Hasić

Aim To investigate association of mean platelet volume (MPV) and glycemic control markers, and whether MPV could be used as a predictor of deterioration of glucoregulation in Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) patients.Methods The cross-sectional study included 106 DMT2 patients, treated at the Primary Health Care Centre in Zenica, distributedinto gro...

By Damira Kadić, Sabaheta Hasić, Emina Spahić

Aim To investigate effects of post-sampling analysis time, a type of blood samples and collection tubes on blood gas testing.MethodsThis study included 100 patients at the Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases, Clinical Centre Sarajevo. The partial pressure ofoxygen (pO2) and carbon dioxide (pCO2), and the oxygen saturation level of hemoglobin (sO2) were a...

By Jasmina Smajić, Damira Kadić, Sabaheta Hasić, Nafija Serdarević