[Work quality of laboratories at therapeutic-prophylactic institutions]

The qualitative spectrum of laboratory tests and the share of positive results of the main tests were assessed at laboratories of two large multi-profile treatment-and-prophylaxis hospitals in the city of Chita. Studies of pigment and carbohydrate metabolism predominate (25.2 and 23.1%). Other frequent tests were assessment of blood enzymes (18.4%) and of protein (9.3%) and mineral (6.1%) metabolism. The share of improperly performed tests was 22.8%. The authors propose to improve the quality of laboratory studies by ruling out the "unnecessary" tests.