Audit of Reporting Errors in Biochemistry Section of NABL Accredited Laboratory in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital
Publish place: Avicenna Journal of Medical Biochemistry، Vol: 9، Issue: 1
Publish Year: 1400
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Abstract:
Background: In the modern era of tremendous automation in analytical processes, reporting errors have
been reduced significantly. Therefore, the focus has been shifted to identifying the extra analytical causes
of errors in the laboratory.
Objectives: This study aimed to audit major clinical decisions affecting quality indicators (i.e., reporting
errors and error prevention) by adhering to ISO ۱۵۱۸۹ (۲۰۱۲) and National Accreditation Board for
Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) (۱۱۲) requirements.
Methods: The records of the reporting errors were maintained from the biochemistry section of the central
clinical laboratory (CCL) and analyzed based on the aim of this study. Then, the root cause analysis was
performed, and the data was collected and audited from November ۲۰۱۵ to July ۲۰۲۰.
Results: The total number of reporting errors between the mentioned periods were ۱۳۲, with an
incidence of ۱ error per ۳۸۴ processed samples on the day of observing the reporting error. In general,
۲۲ (۱۶.۶۷%), ۱۶ (۱۲.۱۲%), and ۹۴ (۷۱.۲۱%) cases were pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical
errors, respectively. The incidence of the post-analytical error was noted to be more since they were all
typographical errors.
Conclusion: Overall, transcriptional or typographical errors were found to be the main causes of
reporting errors. In our clinical laboratory, we are attempting to minimize these errors by pre-validating
the results by senior technicians and faculty prior to the typing and approval. These avoidable errors can
be minimized by the continuous training of laboratory staff. Up-gradation to automated data collection
information management systems are of great hope for preventing such errors.
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Authors
Gayatric C.Gawade
Department of Biochemistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth (DTU) Medical College and Hospital, Pune ۴۱۱۰۴۳, Maharashtra, India
Meghana K.Padwal
Department of Biochemistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth (DTU) Medical College and Hospital, Pune ۴۱۱۰۴۳, Maharashtra, India
Shyam Galsamudre
Central Clinical Laboratory, Bharati Vidyapeeth (DTU) Medical College and Hospital, Pune ۴۱۱۰۴۳, Maharashtra, India
Abdulrahman A.Momin
Department of Biochemistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth (DTU) Medical College and Hospital, Pune ۴۱۱۰۴۳, Maharashtra, India