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17427058

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-11
pubmed:abstractText
The pattern of tests employed and technologies developed within hemostasis laboratories has changed considerably within the last 10 years. These changes have presented challenges to external quality assessment (EQA) providers, including the United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Scheme (NEQAS). EQA for point-of-care devices used for monitoring oral anticoagulant therapy has focused on provision of suitable material to assess performance of devices designed for capillary blood testing, and on education of a user group not usually trained in laboratory quality control procedures. Development of novel therapeutic agents for hemophilia has presented challenges regarding standardization of assays for monitoring treatment, whereas advances related to laboratory testing and automation have not always been accompanied by improved accuracy and precision. EQA provision has also been shown to be of value in molecular genetic screening tests for thrombophilia, and in highlighting standardization issues related to D-dimer measurement in the exclusion of deep vein thrombosis. The increasing prevalence of screening tests of global hemostasis, such as thrombin generation tests and thromboelastography, presents additional challenges to EQA providers in the attempt to standardize these new and potentially beneficial technologies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0094-6176
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
243-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Emerging technologies and quality assurance: the United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Scheme perspective.
pubmed:affiliation
United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Scheme (UK NEQAS) for Blood Coagulation, Sheffield, United Kingdom. i.jennings@coageqa.org.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review