title: [The management of panic values in the field of clinical chemistry].
abstract: Panic values are laboratory test levels suggesting life-threatening conditions of patients. When these values are obtained, clinical doctors must start treatment promptly. However, the definition of panic values varies between laboratories. Herein, the management of panic values (in the field of clinical chemistry) at the University of Tokyo Hospital is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. okubo-lab@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: Hiromitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yatomi
mesh_terms: D002624:Chemistry, Clinical / Q000592:standards*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D012016:Reference Values