ArticleBMC research notes2018
Errors in the Hematology Laboratory at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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- Assessment of Clinical Hematology Laboratory Performance Using Sigma Metrics and Associated Factors in Total Testing Process at the Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northeast, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Types and frequency of preanalytical errors occurring in the hematology laboratory at Debre Tabor comprehensive specialized hospital, North Central, Ethiopia, 2025.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Performance Analysis of Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Using Sigma Metrics in the Total Testing Process at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2025Article
- Assessment of Hematology Laboratory Specimen Rejection Rate and Associated Factors at Northwest, Ethiopia.Health science reports · 2025Article
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- Assessment of hematology laboratory performance in the total testing process using quality indicators and sigma metrics in the northwest of Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Magnitude of extra-analytical errors and associated factors in medical laboratories in thirteen Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this study was to determine the magnitude of pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical laboratory errors in hematology tests.
resultsA total of 2606 hematology requests were studied. Out of the total, 562 (21.6%) pre-analytic, 14 (0.5%) analytical and 168 (6.4%) post-analytical errors were recorded which contribute a total frequency of 75.5, 1.9 and 22.6%, respectively. The name of the physician requesting the test was not provided on 2215 (85%) of request forms and 1827 (70.1%) of the request forms were unaccompanied with proper clinical details of the patient. Essential information required on the request forms was often missed. Close communication between clinicians and laboratory personnel is the key to improve laboratory quality in general.
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