TY - JOUR ID - 19277 TI - Preanalytical Errors in Hematology Laboratory- an Avoidable Incompetence JO - Iranian Journal of Pathology JA - IJP LA - en SN - 1735-5303 AU - Narang, Vikram AU - Kaur, Harsimran AU - Kaur Selhi, Pavneet AU - Sood, Neena AU - Singh, Aminder AD - Dept. of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 11 IS - 2 SP - 151 EP - 154 KW - quality control KW - Preanalytical KW - Hematology DO - N2 - Background: Quality assurance in the hematology laboratory is a must to ensure laboratory users of reliable test results with high degree of precision and accuracy. Even after so many advances in hematology laboratory practice, pre-analytical errors remain a challenge for practicing pathologists. This study was undertaken with an objective to evaluate the types and frequency of preanalytical errors in hematology laboratory of our center. Methods: All the samples received in the Hematology Laboratory of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India over a period of one year (July 2013-July 2014) were included in the study and preanalytical variables like clotted samples, quantity not sufficient, wrong sample, without label, wrong label were studied. Results: Of 471,006 samples received in the laboratory, preanalytical errors, as per the above mentioned categories was found in 1802 samples. The most common error was clotted samples (1332 samples, 0.28% of the total samples) followed by quantity not sufficient (328 sample, 0.06%), wrong sample (96 samples, 0.02%), without label (24 samples, 0.005%) and wrong label (22 samples, 0.005%) Conclusion: Preanalytical errors are frequent in laboratories and can be corrected by regular analysis of the variables involved. Rectification can be done by regular education of the staff. UR - https://ijp.iranpath.org/article_19277.html L1 - https://ijp.iranpath.org/article_19277_b7f2e6527852e66382596d24e199204b.pdf ER -