National survey on internal quality control for tumour markers in clinical laboratories in China

Survey on Laboratory Test Quality Control Establishment in Public and Private Medical Laboratories in Hamedan Province

Introduction: The purpose of laboratory test quality control establishment is to ensure the daily stability of the test system. Considering the defined principles guarantees laboratory performance improvement and patients’ confidence in the results of their tests. This study was conducted to survey laboratory test quality control establishment in public and private medical laboratories in Hamed...

Quality Control in Clinical Laboratories

1.1 The automated analyzers in clinical laboratories Nowadays, the overwhelming majority of laboratory results in clinical laboratories is being generated by automated analyzers. Modern automated analyzers are highly sophisticated instruments which can produce a tremendous number of laboratory results in a very short time. This is achieved thanks to the integration of technologies from three di...

Internal Quality Control Practices in Coagulation Laboratories: recommendations based on a patterns-of-practice survey.

INTRODUCTION Internal quality control (IQC) procedures are crucial for ensuring accurate patient test results. The IQMH Centre for Proficiency Testing conducted a web-based survey to gather information on the current IQC practices in coagulation testing. METHODS A questionnaire was distributed to 174 Ontario laboratories licensed to perform prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thrombop...

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National survey on current situation of critical value reporting in 973 laboratories in China

Introduction The aim of the study was to investigate the state-of-the-art of the performance of critical value reporting and provide recommendations for laboratories setting critical value reporting time frames. Materials and methods The National Centre for Clinical Laboratories in China initiated a critical value reporting investigation in 2015. A questionnaire related to critical value repo...