Open AccessElements of Good Practice in Decentralized Clinical Laboratories
Author(s) -
Renè Dybkær
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.3109/03009738609178516
Subject(s) - medicine , quality assurance , pace , good laboratory practice , quality (philosophy) , process management , engineering management , clinical practice , control (management) , relevance (law) , work (physics) , simple (philosophy) , risk analysis (engineering) , operations management , nursing , computer science , external quality assessment , engineering , pathology , mechanical engineering , philosophy , geodesy , epistemology , law , political science , geography , artificial intelligence
The possibilities of producing decentralized clinical laboratory data 'nearer the patient' has augmented rapidly during the last decennium due to both simple and sophisticated equipment, often intended to be operated by nonlaboratorians. The theory and practice of quality assurance in its wider sense has not kept pace with this development. The components of Good Laboratory Practice are presented under the headings: type of laboratory work, discipline, management, personnel, premises, safety, equipment, reagents, standard operating procedures, internal quality control, external quality assessment, method, dedicated operating procedure, syllabi, and clinical relevance. The projects currently being established by different national, regional, and international bodies to formulate guidelines should be coordinated to avoid duplication and conflict.