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ASVCP quality assurance guidelines: control of preanalytical, analytical, and postanalytical factors for urinalysis, cytology, and clinical chemistry in veterinary laboratories
Author(s) -
GunnChristie Rebekah G.,
Flatland Bente,
Friedrichs Kristen R.,
Szladovits Balazs,
Harr Kendal E.,
Ruotsalo Kristiina,
Knoll Joyce S.,
Wamsley Heather L.,
Freeman Kathy P.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
veterinary clinical pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1939-165X
pISSN - 0275-6382
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-165x.2012.00412.x
Subject(s) - urinalysis , quality assurance , medical laboratory , medical physics , medicine , standardization , external quality assessment , pathology , computer science , urine , operating system
In D ecember 2009, the A merican S ociety for V eterinary C linical P athology ( ASVCP ) Q uality A ssurance and L aboratory S tandards committee published the updated and peer‐reviewed ASVCP Q uality A ssurance G uidelines on the S ociety's website. These guidelines are intended for use by veterinary diagnostic laboratories and veterinary research laboratories that are not covered by the US F ood and D rug A dministration G ood L aboratory P ractice standards ( C ode of F ederal R egulations T itle 21, C hapter 58). The guidelines have been divided into 3 reports: (1) general analytical factors for veterinary laboratory performance and comparisons; (2) hematology, hemostasis, and crossmatching; and (3) clinical chemistry, cytology, and urinalysis. This particular report is one of 3 reports and documents recommendations for control of preanalytical, analytical, and postanalytical factors related to urinalysis, cytology, and clinical chemistry in veterinary laboratories and is adapted from sections 1.1 and 2.2 (clinical chemistry), 1.3 and 2.5 (urinalysis), 1.4 and 2.6 (cytology), and 3 (postanalytical factors important in veterinary clinical pathology) of these guidelines. These guidelines are not intended to be all‐inclusive; rather, they provide minimal guidelines for quality assurance and quality control for veterinary laboratory testing and a basis for laboratories to assess their current practices, determine areas for improvement, and guide continuing professional development and education efforts.