英文摘要 |
In 1998, an external quality assurance (EQA) program was undertaken by Chang-Hua Area Medical Network to examine the differences in many hematological parameters including the complete blood count (CBC), the microscopic examination on differential leucocyte count (DC) of the blood smear, and the recognition of blood cells on photographs. This investigation of CBC and DC was divided into three stages. In the first stage examination, 82.3% (65/79) and 77.1% (54/70) of the voluntary participants satisfied the CBC and DC standards, respectively. The re-examined institutions unqualified for the first survey passed for CBC and DC to be 8.9% (7/79) and 8.6% (6/70), respectively. Finally, those institutions (CBC:7/79; DC10/70), which didn't pass from first and second survey, had to accept the guidance for the defects and a later re-testing. Among these medical laboratories, is would-be medical center and regional Hospital had the highest qualifying rate of CBC and DC, followed by district teaching hospitals, privacy medical laboratories, district hospitals, and health centers. 78.7%, 90.7%, 88.0%, and 93.3% of the results in the blood photograph discrimination were located in the acceptable range for the photograph 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. These results revealed that the inter-laboratory quality control program emphasizing investigation and guidance was contributed to elevating the hematological testing quality. |