Sigmametric evaluation of preanalytical errors in a medical microbiology laboratory

Preanalytical Errors in Hematology Laboratory- an Avoidable Incompetence

Background: Quality assurance in the hematology laboratory is a must to ensure laboratory users of reliable test results with high degree of precision and accuracy. Even after so many advances in hematology laboratory practice, pre-analytical errors remain a challenge for practicing pathologists. This study was undertaken with an objective to ...

preanalytical errors in hematology laboratory- an avoidable incompetence

background: quality assurance in the hematology laboratory is a must to ensure laboratory users of reliable test results with high degree of precision and accuracy. even after so many advances in hematology laboratory practice, pre-analytical errors remain a challenge for practicing pathologists. this study was undertaken with an objective to evaluate the types and frequency of preanalytical er...

Detection and Prevention of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory- Associated Errors

Competency assessment of microbiology medical laboratory technologists in Ontario, Canada.

Accreditation in Ontario, Canada, requires that licensed clinical laboratories participate in external quality assessment (also known as proficiency testing) and perform competency evaluation of their staff. To assess the extent of ongoing competency assessment practices, the Quality Management Program--Laboratory Services (QMP-LS) Microbiology Committee surveyed all 112 licensed Ontario microb...

Frequency of Errors in Clinical Laboratory Practice

  Background and Objective: Laboratory errors are one of the major factors that affect the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and monitoring in patients.The objective of study is to evaluate the frequency and type of errors in different phases of testing at the Pathology Department of the Shalamar Hospital, Lahore and to evaluate the causes of errors. Methods: This observational study was carrie...