1Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences
2Associate Professor and Head, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences
3Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences
4Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, KMC, Manipal
5Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, KMC, Manipal
6Intern, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
*Corresponding Author: Dr Saleena Ummer V, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Email: Saleena.ummer@manipal.edu, Phone: 9880546035, 08202922936
Online published on 11 July, 2019.
Majority of the laboratory error occurs in the pre-analytical phase which affects the diagnostic accuracy. This study was done to examine the frequency of pre-analytical errors classify them and to identify quality indicators which will further help in minimizing the occurrence of errors.
A two-month study was done to identify the pre-analytical errors occurred in the microbiology laboratory from February 15th 2016 to April 15th 2016 (n= 42079). We documented the types and frequency of errors.
Improperly/Incompletely filled request form was the major pre-analytical error observed. The total percentage of pre-analytical errors observed was 0.9%
Pre-analytical phase in clinical laboratories should be continuously monitored and should be avoided by proper application of quality control.
Pre-analytical phase, Errors in Clinical laboratory, quality control, Quality Indicator
