Yogini Patel
Brahma Kumaris' Global Hospital and Research Centre, India
Title: Cost cutting quality control analysis: A multicenter pilot study
Biography
Biography: Yogini Patel
Abstract
Commercially available controls are costly for small laboratories. This multi centric study presents the results of quality control (QC) compliance and deviation by indigenously prepared controls for a study period of four weeks. Twenty laboratories automated (10-group1) and Semi-automated (10 group 2) participated the study. All laboratories followed uniform method to process the QC controls. A set of 40 aliquots (one ml each) were distributed to all. Commercially available controls were processed along with 8 labs in group one showed QC results within 2 standard deviations (2SD) one deviated on day 2, while the other deviated on day 23. In group two 7 achieved 2SD targets for all 30 days, 2 deviated between in the first week and 1 on day two. Commercial controls used, showed same deviations, however, most of their results lay within 1SD limit. Results of this study indicated that indigenously prepared controls may be used to replace commercially available controls. The results of the above study with reasoning for compliance and deviation of QC shall be discussed in light of relevant data and literature.