Reference values:

Brukerhandboken.no Analysis results are compared with the Scandinavian reference values which are based on the National User Handbook in Medical Biochemistry prepared by NFMB, which is also used by Norwegian GPs. Helsenorge.no Parts of articles and information in our services are taken from helsenorge.no. We refer to helsenorge.no and the date when the article was added to our services.

The services provided byTigeni and its laboratory partners are in accordance with the following standards:

Our laboratory partner is ISO Certified, operates under European standards and is a member of SKML Dutch Foundation for Quality Assessment in Medical Laboratories.
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Reference values are based on NFMB, the Norwegian Association for Medical Biochemistry published in the National User Handbook of Medical Biochemistry. https://brukerhandboken.no/index.php Logistics and post-processing of samples are carried out in accordance with the Regulations on the transfer of biobank material abroad. https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2004-02-26-511

Background

To directly compare analytical results obtained from venous blood against analytical results derived from capillary blood i.e. from the fingertip. The capillary sample tubes contain lithium based gel which acts as an anticoagulant.

Method

Venous and capillary blood samples were taken at the same time from the same person where the venous sample was analyzed within 4 hours, and the capillary sample after 120 hours. (5 days). An independent ISO15189-certified Dutch laboratory performed the testing on a Siemens Healthineers platform according to current ISO and European standards.

Results and conclusion

The results were compared using an alternative method comparison in an EP evaluator and a correlation factor of ≥ 0.95 (95% accuracy, or higher) between the two was achieved. All analyses Tigeni offers have an accuracy of 95% or better when compared with venous samples.