Medición de la glucosa en sangre dentro y fuera del laboratorio: desafíos tanto preanalíticos como analíticos

Guillaume Grzych1,2,3, Inès Defauwes3,4, Pascal de Tullio2,3

  • 1Service de Biochimie Automatisée, Protéines, CHU Lille, France.

Resumen

La medición precisa de la glucosa es vital para el control de la diabetes. Esta revisión destaca los desafíos preanalíticos y analíticos en las pruebas de laboratorio y en el punto de atención, abogando por un mejor manejo de muestras y comprensión del dispositivo para mejorar la fiabilidad del diagnóstico.

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