Response to IJLH‐07‐20‐0590. Full blood count reference intervals in the healthy population residing in the CapeTown region, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francois Smit ◽  
Glenda M. Davison ◽  
Mariza Hoffman ◽  
Rajiv Erasmus ◽  
Saarah Davids ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Blood Count ◽  
Reference Intervals ◽  
Full Blood Count ◽  
Healthy Population ◽  
Count Reference

scholarly journals In-depth investigation of turn-around time of full blood count tests requested from a clinical haematology outpatient department in Cape Town, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard Mutema ◽  
Zivanai Chapanduka ◽  
Fungai Musaigwa ◽  
Nomusa Mashigo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Blood Count ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Outpatient Department ◽  
Full Blood Count ◽  
Academic Hospital ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Laboratory Service ◽  
Retrospective Audit ◽  
Turn Around Time

Background: The performance of laboratories can be objectively assessed using the overall turn-around time (TAT). However, TAT is defined differently by the laboratory and clinicians; therefore, it is important to determine the contribution of all the different components making up the laboratory test cycle.Objective: We carried out a retrospective analysis of the TAT of full blood count tests requested from the haematology outpatient department at Tygerberg Academic Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, with an aim to assess laboratory performance and to identify critical steps influencing TAT.Methods: A retrospective audit was carried out, focused on the full blood count tests from the haematology outpatient department within a period of 3 months between 01 February and 30 April 2018. Data was extracted from the National Health Laboratory Service laboratory information system. The time intervals of all the phases of the test cycle were determined and total TAT and within-laboratory (intra-lab) TAT were calculated.Results: A total of 1176 tests were analysed. The total TAT median was 275 (interquartile range [IQR] 200.0–1537.7) min with the most prolonged phase being from authorisation to review by clinicians (median 114 min; IQR: 37.0–1338.5 min). The median intra-lab TAT was 55 (IQR 40–81) min and 90% of the samples were processed in the laboratory within 134 min of registration.Conclusion: Our findings showed that the intra-lab TAT was within the set internal benchmark of 3 h. Operational phases that were independent of the laboratory processes contributed the most to total TAT.

scholarly journals Complete blood count reference intervals from a healthy adult urban population in Kenya

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. e0198444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Omuse ◽  
Daniel Maina ◽  
Jane Mwangi ◽  
Caroline Wambua ◽  
Kiran Radia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Population ◽  
Blood Count ◽  
Healthy Adult ◽  
Complete Blood Count ◽  
Reference Intervals ◽  
Count Reference

scholarly journals Complete Blood Count Reference Intervals for Healthy Han Chinese Adults

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. e0119669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinzhong Wu ◽  
Min Zhao ◽  
Baishen Pan ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Mingting Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Count ◽  
Complete Blood Count ◽  
Reference Intervals ◽  
Han Chinese ◽  
Chinese Adults ◽  
Count Reference

scholarly journals Indirect determination of pediatric blood count reference intervals

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakob Zierk ◽  
Farhad Arzideh ◽  
Rainer Haeckel ◽  
Wolfgang Rascher ◽  
Manfred Rauh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Count ◽  
Reference Intervals ◽  
Indirect Determination ◽  
Count Reference

scholarly journals Indirect determination of pediatric blood count reference intervals

2012 ◽  
Vol 224 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Zierk ◽  
F Arzideh ◽  
R Haeckel ◽  
W Rascher ◽  
M Rauh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Count ◽  
Reference Intervals ◽  
Indirect Determination ◽  
Count Reference
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