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Improvement of the turnaround times of STAT biochemistry test in clinical laboratory / 中华检验医学杂志
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine ; (12): 535-539, 2017.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-611549
ABSTRACT
Objective To shorten the stat test turnaround time (TAT) and improve the quality of service in clinical laboratory.Method Stat test TAT related data of clinical laboratory in Tongji hospital in Wuhan from August 1st to September 30th were collected by laboratory information system and hospital information system.EXCEL and SPSS were used for data analysis.Median and the 90th percentile were calculated for TATs from order to collection, collection to transfer, transfer to reception, reception to inspection and inspection to report.Outlier rates were calculated for TAT from collection to reception, reception to report, and collection to report using 2 h, 2 h, and 4h as target TAT value, respectively.Meanwhile descriptive statistics were calculated for TAT from order to collection in different clinical department, TAT from collection to reception during different collection time frames, and TAT from reception to report during different reception time frames.Results 32 235 stat biochemistry test data were included in this survey.Among three periods cut by collection and reception time, TAT from order to collection were the longest (P50 681 min,P901261 min), followed by TAT from collection to reception(P5094 min,P90169 min) and TAT from reception to report(P5068 min,P90111 min).TATs from order to collection were longer in gynecological tumor department and organ transplantation department while shorter in infection department and cardiac vascular department.The TATs from collection to reception of specimen collected during 200 to 359 were longer than other collection time.While the TATs from reception to report of specimen received during 600 to 729 were longer than other reception time.There was no significant correlation between the amount of emergency specimens collected and TAT from collection to reception in different collection time period.However, the amount of emergency specimens collected was significantly correlated with the TAT from reception to report in different reception time period.Conclusions Analysis of TAT data can be used to identify existing problems and provide improved directions to shorten TAT in clinical laboratories.

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine Year: 2017 Type: Article