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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-11
pubmed:abstractText
An independent assessment of the accuracy with which a large manufacturer assigned values to hematologic calibrators was performed. Data were collected from 1,767 hospitals and clinics distributed over North America. Statistical analysis of the mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration of these patient data confirmed the accuracy of the values for hemoglobin, erythrocyte count, hematocrit, and erythrocyte indices for the calibrators manufactured and released during a 9-month period. This approach proved both workable and effective in detecting inaccuracies of less than 1%. Few technologist-users have the time or the equipment to verify independently the accuracy of hematologic calibrators. The manufacturers should perform ongoing, independent assessments of the accuracy of their products. The statistical analysis of patient data provides manufacturers with a suitable method.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0002-9173
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
98
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
623-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
A method for the independent assessment of the accuracy of hematology whole-blood calibrators.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, California.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article