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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9-10
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-2
pubmed:abstractText
Laboratory diagnosis is traditionally a three-part process that develops within the preanalytic, analytic and post-analytic phases. There is consolidated evidence that lack of standardization and monitoring of preanalytic variables, including procedures for patient identification, sample collection, handling and processing has an adverse influence on the reliability of test results, consuming valuable healthcare resources and compromising the patient's outcome. The preanalytic phase enfolds the greatest potential for quality improvement, once reliable strategies are identified and applied. A comprehensive quality program should outstrip the traditional confines of clinical laboratories, encompassing reliable monitoring policies of the state of quality across the entire process. Such an approach requires the adoption of a reliable global quality monitoring system based on a core set of broad, evidence-based preanalytic performance measures. The present article synthesizes current evidence on this topic, defining a tentative approach for implementation of a preanalytic quality monitoring system in clinical laboratories.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1433-6510
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
457-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Preanalytic indicators of laboratory performances and quality improvement of laboratory testing.
pubmed:publicationType
Letter