Items for "glycosylated haemoglobin"

Monitoring glycaemic control: is there evidence for appropriate use of routine measurement of glycated haemoglobin?

Background: Regardless of the available recommendations to perform glycated haemoglobin testing at a 2- to 3-month frequency, there is increasing evidence of an inappropriate laboratory use of this test in clinical practice.

Methods: Data from our Laboratory Information System were analysed for glycated haemoglobin test orders over a 3-year period using Microsoft^® Excel to calculate the order intervals and the test frequency for each patient...

Keywords: Appropriateness, diabetes, glycosylated haemoglobin, laboratory testing, monitoring