Open AccessLaboratory turnaround time of surgical biopsies at a histopathology service in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Innocent Emmanuel,
Samuel Abaniwo,
Patrick Nzekwe,
Samuel Kelechi Richard,
Olufunmilayo Abobarin,
Abdulazis Longwap,
Alhamdu Joseph
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_173_20
Subject(s) - turnaround time , medicine , quality assurance , histopathology , medical physics , operations management , pathology , engineering , external quality assessment
Laboratory turnaround time is defined as the time between the receipt of a sample in the laboratory and when the report is ready for collection/dispatch. It is a critical component of the quality assurance of a laboratory and has been identified as a key performance indicator of laboratory performance. This study is aimed at evaluating the turnround time in the histopathology unit of our center and comparing the findings with that of similar studies.