Impact of educational activities in reducing pre-analytical laboratory errors : a quality initiative
Other Title(s)
أثر الأنشطة التعليمية في خفض أخطاء ما قبل التحليل المختبري : مبادرة جودة
Joint Authors
al-Muammariyah, Sahimyah
Fawwaz, Najla
al-Kindi, Salam
al-Ghaithi, Hamad
Villacrucis, Rodrigo
Pathare, Anil
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 3 (31 Aug. 2017), pp.309-313, 5 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2017-08-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives : Pre-analytic errors during diagnostic laboratory investigations can lead to increased patient morbidity and mortality.
This study aimed to ascertain the effect of educational nursing activities on the incidence of pre-analytical errors resulting in non-conforming blood samples.
Methods : This study was conducted between January 2008 and December 2015.
All specimens received at the Haematology Laboratory of the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, during this period were prospectively collected and analysed.
Similar data from 2007 were collected retrospectively and used as a baseline for comparison.
Non-conforming samples were defined as either clotted samples, haemolysed samples, use of the wrong anticoagulant, insufficient quantities of blood collected, incorrect / lack of labelling on a sample or lack of delivery of a sample in spite of a sample request.
From 2008 onwards, multiple educational training activities directed at the hospital nursing staff and nursing students primarily responsible for blood collection were implemented on a regular basis.
Results : After initiating corrective measures in 2008, a progressive reduction in the percentage of non-conforming samples was observed from 2009 onwards.
Despite a 127.84 % increase in the total number of specimens received, there was a significant reduction in non-conforming samples from 0.29 % in 2007 to 0.07% in 2015, resulting in an improvement of 75.86 % (P <0.050).
In particular, specimen identification errors decreased by 0.056 %, with a 96.55 % improvement.
Conclusion : Targeted educational activities directed primarily towards hospital nursing staff had a positive impact on the quality of laboratory specimens by significantly reducing pre-analytical errors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Ghaithi, Hamad& Pathare, Anil& al-Muammariyah, Sahimyah& Villacrucis, Rodrigo& Fawwaz, Najla& al-Kindi, Salam. 2017. Impact of educational activities in reducing pre-analytical laboratory errors : a quality initiative. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 17, no. 3, pp.309-313.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Ghaithi, Hamad…[et al.]. Impact of educational activities in reducing pre-analytical laboratory errors : a quality initiative. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 17, no. 3 (Aug. 2017), pp.309-313.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Ghaithi, Hamad& Pathare, Anil& al-Muammariyah, Sahimyah& Villacrucis, Rodrigo& Fawwaz, Najla& al-Kindi, Salam. Impact of educational activities in reducing pre-analytical laboratory errors : a quality initiative. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2017. Vol. 17, no. 3, pp.309-313.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840426
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 313
Record ID
BIM-840426