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An anonymous questionnaire was conducted on 200 consecutive outpatients older than 18, who were admitted to the laboratory for routine blood&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;testing.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Results&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;A total of 134 (67%) patients were informed that they needed to be at fasting to perform laboratory tests. Patients were&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;mostly informed by a requesting physician or a nurse, 68 (50.8 %), and by other patients, members of the family and friends, 58 (43.3%); only seven (5.2%) patients were informed in the laboratory. A total of 75 (37.5%) patients arrived to the laboratory properly prepared.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Conclusion&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Most patients were not well informed about fasting state requirements for blood sampling and consequently they were&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;not adequately prepared for laboratory tests. 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