Open AccessPre-analytical Errors at the Chemical Pathology Laboratory of a Teaching Hospital
Author(s) -
Marlene Tapper,
James Pethick,
Lowell Dilworth,
Donovan McGrowder
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/30159.10378
Subject(s) - requisition , medicine , chemical pathology , medical laboratory , west indies , university hospital , chemical laboratory , emergency medicine , pathology , chemical safety , risk analysis (engineering) , ethnology , archaeology , history
The Chemical Pathology Laboratory at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) processes specimens received from inpatients, the outpatient department and other medical facilities in Jamaica. Specific rejection criteria are used to determine samples unsuitable for analysis. It has been noted that despite efforts to reduce the number of unacceptable samples received in the laboratory, the problem persists.