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ASVCP guidelines: Allowable total error hematology
Author(s) -
Nabity Mary B.,
Harr Kendal E.,
Camus Melinda S.,
Flatland Bente,
Vap Linda M.
Publication year - 2018
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/vcp.12583
Subject(s) - worksheet , quality assurance , terminology , quality (philosophy) , medical physics , hematology analyzer , medicine , statistics , reliability engineering , mathematics , accounting , external quality assessment , engineering , pathology , business , linguistics , philosophy , epistemology
The purpose of this document is to provide total allowable error ( TE a ) recommendations for commonly analyzed hematology measurands for veterinary personnel. These guidelines define relevant terminology and highlight considerations specific to hematology measurands. They also provide reasons and guidelines for using TE a in instrument performance evaluation, including recommendations for when the total observed error exceeds the recommended TE a . Biological variation‐based quality specifications are briefly discussed. The appendix describes the derivation of the hematology TE a recommendations and provides resources for external quality assurance/proficiency testing programs and a worksheet for implementation of the guidelines.