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Verification policies in Croatian medical biochemistry laboratories: a survey of the practice

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العنوان: Verification policies in Croatian medical biochemistry laboratories: a survey of the practice
المؤلفون: Milevoj Kopčinović, Lara, Juričić, Gordana, Bokulić, Adriana, Vukasović, Ines, Ćelap, Ivana, Čičak, Helena, Kocijančić, Marija, Miloš, Marija, Lovrić, Mila, Siter Kuprešanin, Marija, Hrabrić Vlah, Snježana, Miletić, Manuela
المصدر: Biochemia Medica ; ISSN 1330-0962 (Print) ; ISSN 1846-7482 (Online) ; Volume 32 ; Issue 2
بيانات النشر: Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine
سنة النشر: 2022
مصطلحات موضوعية: accreditation, examination procedures, verification, survey, geo, psy
الوصف: The aim of this study was to screen practices used in verification procedures for methods/analysers among medical biochemistry laboratories (MBLs) in Croatia. We hypothesized that these procedures differ widely from laboratory to laboratory and wanted to gather specific data on steps used in the verification workflow. In order to obtain data, an online survey was conducted. The survey, divided in two sections, contained 29 questions and statements addressing general characteristics and specific steps of the verification workflow of each individual MBL. The survey was disseminated among managers of all MBLs in Croatia. A total of 108/196 (55%) laboratories participated in the survey. Forty nine MBLs were excluded from the second part of the survey: 14 have not implemented verification procedures, and 35 MBLs due to the absence of answers. The most relevant results of the second part of the survey showed that: 18/59 (0.31) of the responding MBLs have difficulties when defining acceptance criteria, 27/59 (0.46) used the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute protocol for precision estimation; the majority of MBLs used a median of 20 samples for method/analyser comparisons and estimated bias using internal quality control samples; reference intervals provided by external sources are mainly adopted; 60% of MBLs do not include linearity verification in their protocol and do not use the national document for the estimation of measurement uncertainty. Heterogeneous verification protocols are routinely utilized across Croatian MBLs which clearly confirms that a national document might help in the harmonization of verification procedures.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
Relation: https://hrcak.srce.hr/279441
الاتاحة: https://hrcak.srce.hr/279441
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رقم الانضمام: edsbas.D4AA670A
قاعدة البيانات: BASE