Results 251 to 260 of about 520,297 (312)
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.
Advantages of external quality assessment‐EQA programs
Haemophilia, 2022AbstractIntroductionThe first external quality assessment (EQA) in Thrombosis and Haemostasis was elaborated over 20 years ago, and since then, several national and international EQA institutions have been established.AimDisplay the benefits of EQA programs.MethodsThe spectrum of EQA action was evaluated ranges from improving the performance of the ...
Silmara Aparecida de Lima Montalvão +2 more
openaire +2 more sources
External quality assessment: best practice
Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2014There is a requirement for accredited laboratories to participate in external quality assessment (EQA) schemes, but there is wide variation in understanding as to what is required by the laboratories and scheme providers in fulfilling this. This is not helped by a diversity of language used in connection with EQA; Proficiency testing (PT), EQA schemes,
David, James +5 more
openaire +2 more sources
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2008
Background Targets for cholesterol reduction are part of the Quality Outcomes Framework and general practitioners have to meet these targets to fulfil their remuneration package. By contrast, there are no targets for the accuracy of cholesterol or other lipid measurements and no recent surveys on performance of these assays.
Cramb R +5 more
openaire +3 more sources
Background Targets for cholesterol reduction are part of the Quality Outcomes Framework and general practitioners have to meet these targets to fulfil their remuneration package. By contrast, there are no targets for the accuracy of cholesterol or other lipid measurements and no recent surveys on performance of these assays.
Cramb R +5 more
openaire +3 more sources
External quality assessment (EQA) for CoaguChek monitors
Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2010SummaryAnticoagulant control facilities are being overwhelmed by requests for monitoring and large numbers of patients are not therefore receiving treatment. Procedures designed for point-of-care testing have therefore been developed, the most popular being the CoaguChek.
J. Jespersen +8 more
openaire +6 more sources
External Quality Assessment of Quantitative Urinary Analysis
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 1984An external quality-assessment scheme was initiated among a group of 13 clinical chemistry laboratories for the urinary analysis of calcium, chloride, creatinine, glucose, osmolality, phosphate, potassium, protein, sodium, urate and urea and also for the estimation of creatinine clearance.
E F, Legg, A E, Hurrell
openaire +2 more sources
Lupus anticoagulant: case-based external quality assessment
Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2009Aims: A model for presenting case histories with quality assessment material is to be developed for the Dutch external quality assessment (EQA) scheme for blood coagulation testing. The purpose of the present study was to assess the performance of clinical laboratories in case-based EQA using the case history of a ...
A M H P, van den Besselaar +3 more
openaire +2 more sources
External quality assessment schemes for toxicology
Forensic Science International, 2002A variety of external quality assurance (EQA) schemes monitor quantitative performance for routine biochemical analysis of agents such as paracetamol, salicylate, ethanol and carboxyhaemoglobin. Their usefulness for toxicologists can be lessened where the concentrations monitored do not extend fully into the toxic range or where the matrix is synthetic,
openaire +2 more sources
Interlaboratory comparison/external quality assessment
Annales de biologie clinique, 2011External quality assessment is an important issue in the demonstration of the quality of analytical process. The aim of this document is to help the laboratory in the choice, implementation and interpretation of external quality assessment schemes.
openaire +1 more source
Do External Quality Assessment Programs Guarantee Quality?
Drug Information Journal, 1994The pharmaceutical industry is obliged to collect data to quantify the effects of new medications on the biochemical and hematological profiles of human volunteers and patients, in addition to assessing clinical parameters which measure efficacy.
openaire +1 more source
External quality assurance and assessment in immunocytochemistry
Histopathology, 1989A quality assurance scheme for immunocytochemistry was started in 1984. There are currently 140 participating laboratories, most of which have shown considerable improvement in their results since joining the scheme. In our experience the supplier of the primary antibody does not affect the quality of the results; the sensitivity of the method used and
openaire +2 more sources