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A Survey of Clinical Laboratory Immunohematology Performance
Author(s) -
Koepke John A.,
Eilers Russell J.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1111/j.1537-2995.1967.tb05525.x
Subject(s) - medical laboratory , medicine , identification (biology) , family medicine , medical physics , pathology , biology , botany
The 1966 National Comprehensive Laboratory Survey of the College of American Pathologists was sent to 1.754 laboratories, of which the large majority were in the United States. Replies from 992 laboratories were analyzed. The identification of A erythrocytes was correct in 91 per cent of the laboratories. Antibody identification studies were carried out by 67 per cent of the respondents, and the identification of two different Rh antibodies was correct in 90 per cent of laboratories. Although the Survey indicates good performance by most laboratories, there is a need for continuing education as well as improvement in technical procedures in some laboratories.