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Piedmont region (Italy): setting quality standards and testing
G C Fiorucci1, L Leone, P G Pagano
1Laboratorio Analisi Chimico-Cliniche e Microbiologiche, Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita, Turin, Italy.
Annali Dell'Istituto Superiore Di Sanita
|January 1, 1995
Summary
The Piedmont region
Area of Science:
- Clinical Chemistry
- Hematology
- Coagulation
Background:
- The Piedmont region's health committee organized mandatory External Quality Assessment (EQA) programs.
- These programs ran for two years (1991-1992) and included all public and private laboratories.
Purpose of the Study:
- To report on the organization and outcomes of the 1991-1992 EQA programs.
- To assess laboratory performance across various disciplines.
Main Methods:
- EQA programs covered coagulation, hematology, and clinical chemistry parameters.
- Key parameters included PT, APTT, Hb, RBC, WBC, platelets, MCV, glucose, urea, creatinine, and more.
Main Results:
- Significant improvements in precision were observed in hematology between the first and second year.
- Notable decreases in imprecision were seen for platelet counts, WBC, and MCV.
Conclusions:
- The mandatory EQA programs demonstrated success in improving laboratory testing accuracy.
- Hematology testing precision showed significant enhancement over the two-year period.