First data on the biological variation and quality specifications for plasma ammonia concentrations in healthy subjects
CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE, vol.54, no.5, pp.857-863, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 54 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.1515/cclm-2015-0591
- Journal Name: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.857-863
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: Most of the factors causing preanalytical and analytical variation in ammonia measurement have been identified. Biological variation data for ammonia is still lacking. We therefore estimated the components of biological variation (within-subject=CVI and between-subject=CVG), reference change value (RCV) and quality specifications for ammonia in a group of healthy individuals using fresh and frozen plasma samples.