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Global trends in critical values practices and their harmonization.

Gerald J Kost1, Kristin N Hale

  • 1Point-of-Care Technologies Center and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, USA. gjkost@ucdavis.edu

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Harmonizing critical values practices globally requires standardizing urgent clinician notification and monitoring compliance. Implementing new communication technologies can improve efficiency and patient safety worldwide.

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Area of Science:

  • Clinical Laboratory Science
  • Healthcare Management
  • Patient Safety

Background:

  • Critical values practices vary significantly across North America, Europe, and other regions.
  • Current practices are influenced by diverse regulatory frameworks, including federal statutes, accreditation requirements, and ad hoc policies.
  • Progress toward harmonizing critical limits is ongoing but faces regional disparities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify global trends in critical values practices.
  • To assess progress in harmonizing critical limits.
  • To propose strategies for achieving global consensus on critical values management.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive review of databases, scientific literature, and websites.
  • Analysis of federal statutes, litigation, and official policies.
  • Examination of accreditation agency requirements and current affairs.

Main Results:

  • National surveys provide insights into critical limits.
  • Regulatory guidance for critical values differs significantly by region (US, Canada, Europe, SE Asia).
  • Ad hoc policies are prevalent in regions lacking strong statutory oversight.

Conclusions:

  • Accelerating harmonization requires continued survey comparisons and clarification of dependencies (age, ethnicity).
  • Standardizing decision levels for urgent clinician notification and monitoring compliance are crucial for safety.
  • Emerging communication technologies offer opportunities to enhance efficiency and patient safety through closed-loop reporting.