Critical value in surgical pathology: evaluating the current status in a multicenter study.

Background: The concept of critical value is not evident in surgical pathology, and there is no established protocol for determining, reporting, and documenting these results.

Materials And Methods: A questionnaire was designed regarding critical value in surgical pathology, and all pathologists and some clinicians from five laboratories were asked to participate through an invitation link. The most important items were selected, and all pathologists were instructed to follow a standard operating procedure to deal with critical results for a year.

A component could not be larger than the whole, polyclonal immunoglobulin interference in conjugated/direct bilirubin assay and elimination: A case report.

Analytical interferences (hemolysis, icterus, paraproteinemia, and lipemia) are of great concern in laboratory tests. In our case report, the conjugated bilirubin result of a patient was significantly higher than the total bilirubin. We recommend being more cautious with samples that produce indistinguishable results and attempting to resolve the issues before releasing them.