Annual Report on External Quality Assessment in Hematology in Korea (2009).
- Author:
Gye Cheol KWON
1
;
Ji Myung KIM
;
Yeon Bo PARK
;
Ji Young PARK
;
Woon Heung SONG
;
Soo Young YOON
;
Young Kyung LEE
;
Woo In LEE
;
Yoon Hwan CHANG
;
Mi Ok CHEI
;
Chun Kyung HAM
Author Information
1. Diagnostic Hematology Subcommittee, The Korean Association of Quality Assurance for Clinical Laboratory, Seoul, Korea. kckwon@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Note
- Keywords:
External quality assessment;
Hematology
- MeSH:
Blood Cells;
Cell Count;
Erythrocyte Count;
Hematocrit;
Hematology;
Hemoglobins;
Korea;
Leukocyte Count;
Partial Thromboplastin Time;
Platelet Count;
Prothrombin Time
- From:Journal of Laboratory Medicine and Quality Assurance
2010;32(1):25-43
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Four trials of external quality assessment in diagnostic hematology were performed in 2009 with average 946 participating laboratories in Korea. We performed quality assessment for white blood cell count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell count, platelet count, blood cell morphology, prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time. The response rate was more than 98.2%. The coefficients of variation in hemoglobin, hematocrit and RBC count were stable but variable in platelet count and WBC count according to measuring cell counters. Test results of blood cell morphology showed variation among various cell morphologies.