2024
Differences Between Serum and Plasma: An Indirect Approach to Derive a Combined Reference Interval for Total Protein, Albumin, and Globulin
Militello L, El-Khoury J, Durant T. Differences Between Serum and Plasma: An Indirect Approach to Derive a Combined Reference Interval for Total Protein, Albumin, and Globulin. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2024, 162: s170-s170. DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqae129.373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComprehensive metabolic panelSerum separator tubesReference intervalsHealthy individualsClinically significant differencesLithium heparinLaboratory information systemSerum samplesSerum globulinDerivation of reference intervalsRetrospective patient dataTotal proteinMetabolic panelPatient populationInpatient statusExclusion criteria
2021
Clinical characteristics and outcomes for 7,995 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
McPadden J, Warner F, Young HP, Hurley NC, Pulk RA, Singh A, Durant TJS, Gong G, Desai N, Haimovich A, Taylor RA, Gunel M, Dela Cruz CS, Farhadian SF, Siner J, Villanueva M, Churchwell K, Hsiao A, Torre CJ, Velazquez EJ, Herbst RS, Iwasaki A, Ko AI, Mortazavi BJ, Krumholz HM, Schulz WL. Clinical characteristics and outcomes for 7,995 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0243291. PMID: 33788846, PMCID: PMC8011821, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionYale New Haven HealthSARS-CoV-2Hospital mortalityRisk of admissionMale sexRisk factorsSARS-CoV-2 testingInvasive mechanical ventilationSevere acute respiratory syndrome virusBurden of diseaseRT-PCR testingAcademic health systemDiverse patient populationsRespiratory syndrome virusEthnic groupsAdult patientsClinical characteristicsDischarge dispositionRespiratory supportPrimary outcomeTreatment guidelinesMechanical ventilationRetrospective studyPatient population