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ArticleJournal of analytical methods in chemistry2020

Lipemia Interferences in Biochemical Tests, Investigating the Efficacy of Different Removal Methods in comparison with Ultracentrifugation as the Gold Standard.

Neda Soleimani, Sahand Mohammadzadeh, Fateme Asadian

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Article in Journal of analytical methods in chemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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Neda SoleimaniDepartment of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5769-8452
Sahand MohammadzadehDepartment of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6974-1323
Fateme AsadianDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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resultsAccording to our study, there were significant differences before and after ultracentrifugation in all lipemic levels and for all parameters except for alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), bilirubin, and uric acid. Based on allowable inaccuracy for each parameter, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, total protein, iron, total iron-binding capacity (TIBC), urea, and chloride are being influenced by all lipemic degree and neither serum dilution nor using serum blank is as effective as ultracentrifuge for elimination. Serum blank was a proper method of lipid removal for the measurement of glucose.

conclusionLipemia is a well-known interferer in clinical chemistry. One cannot avoid lipemia, but fortunately, severe lipemia is a rare phenomenon in the laboratory, and for assessment of some analytes in a lower degree of lipemia, use of serum blank eliminates the need for ultracentrifuge.

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