Impact of fasting duration on LDL cholesterol concentrations estimated by the Friedewald, Martin-Hopkins, and Sampson/NIH equations

Şerif Ercan, Ali Manav

Original articles, Volume 35, Articles ahead of print

KEYWORDS: cholesterol; fasting; lipids; postprandial lipemia; preanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.020704

Bias estimation for Sigma metric calculation: arithmetic mean quadratic mean

Şerif Ercan

Letter to the editor, Volume 32, October, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.030401

Effects of specimen haemolysis on complete blood count results by Abbott Alinity hq System

Müjgan Ercan, Emiş Deniz Akbulut, Nihayet Bayraktar, Şerif Ercan

Original articles, Volume 31, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: complete blood count; reference change values; haemolysis; interference

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.030706

Order of draw of blood samples affect potassium results without K-EDTA contamination during routine workflow

Şerif Ercan, Bahri Ramadan, Ozan Gerenli

Original Articles, Volume 31, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: EDTA contamination; order of draw; patient safety; phlebotomy; preanalytical phase; pseudohyperkalaemia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.020704

70-year old female patient with mismatch between hematocrit and hemoglobin values: the effects of cold agglutinin on complete blood count

Şerif Ercan, Mustafa Çalışkan, Erhan Koptur

Case report, Volume 24, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: complete blood count; cold agglutinin; hematocrit; hemoglobin; interference

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.042