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Arch Pathol Lab Med ; 138(7): 920-2, 2014 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24568729

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CONTEXT: All positive screening of newborns for cystic fibrosis using the dried blood spot 2-tiered immunoreactive trypsinogen/DNA method requires subsequent sweat chloride testing for confirmation. Obtaining an adequate volume of sweat to measure chloride is a challenge for many cystic fibrosis centers across the nation. The standard for patients older than 3 months is less than 5% quantity not sufficient (QNS) and for patients 3 months or younger is less than 10% QNS. OBJECTIVE: To set up a quality improvement (QI) program for sweat testing to improve QNS rates using the Wescor Macroduct (Wescor, Inc, Logan, Utah) method at Texas Children's Hospital's laboratory, Houston, Texas. DESIGN: Single-center study. RESULTS: Quantity not sufficient rates were evaluated for 4 months before and 8 months after implementation of the QI program for patients aged 3 months or younger and those older than 3 months. The QI program included changes in technician training, service, site of collection, mode of collection, weekly review, and forms to screen patients for medications that may alter sweat production. A marked improvement was observed in the rates of QNS, which declined considerably from 16.7% to 8.5% (≤3 months old) and from 9.3% to 2.2% (>3 months old) after implementation of the QI initiative in both age categories. CONCLUSION: This report demonstrates the effectiveness of the QI program in significantly improving QNS rates in sweat chloride testing in a pediatric hospital.


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Cloretos/análise , Fibrose Cística/diagnóstico , Suor/química , Hospitais Pediátricos/normas , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Iontoforese , Programas de Rastreamento/métodos , Programas de Rastreamento/normas , Triagem Neonatal/métodos , Triagem Neonatal/normas , Pilocarpina , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Melhoria de Qualidade , Texas
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