Open AccessAn assessment on pre analytical preparation of patients for fasting and post prandial blood glucose estimation.
Author(s) -
S. Senthil,
Naveetha Lakshmi A,
A Sundhararajan,
Synthiya A Selvi J,
V. Kayalvizhi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2395-7565
DOI - 10.31254/jmr.2015.1108
Subject(s) - medicine , post prandial , emergency medicine , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Proper preanalytical preparation of the patients in terms of hours of fasting, time of collection, type of food and also patients' compliance to the given instruction, is quintessential for fasting and post prandial blood glucose estimation. The present study is aimed to analyze the preanalytical preparation and patients' compliance for investigation of blood glucose. It is a cross sectional study and the study was done at the patients attending Chennai Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Irungalur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India. A sample size of 100 adult patients, which includes 60 out patients (OP) and 40 in patients (IP) were taken for the present study. The present study results shows that 10 OP (16.6%) for fasting, 30 OP (50%) for post prandial and all the 40 IP (100%) patients for fasting and post prandial sample collections, were properly instructed. The results shows 10% IP and 20% OP patients are not adhering to given instructions. The study concludes adequate training is needed for the healthcare providers in giving preanalytical preparation instructions and patients' compliance for prudent report.