Hirut Tadesse, Kassu Desta, Samuel Kinde, Fatuma Hassen, Addisu Gize
Department of Laboratory Science, St. Pauls Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Department of Microbiology, St. Pauls Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Gynecol Obstet Case Rep
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the magnitude of pre-analytical, analytical and post- analytical laboratory errors in hematology tests. Results: A total of 2,606 hematology requests were studied Out of the total, 562(21.6%) pre-analytic, 14 (0.5%) analytical and 168 (6.4%) post-analytical errors were recorded which contribute a total frequency of 75.5 %, 1.9%, 22.6%, respectively. The name of the physician requesting the test was not provided on 2,215 (85%) of request forms and 1,827 (70.1 %) of the request forms were unaccompanied with proper clinical details of the patient. Essential information required on the request forms was often missed. Close communication between clinicians and laboratory personnel is the key to improve laboratory quality in general.
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