Journal of Laboratory Medicine and Quality Assurance  2010;32(1):1-10

Annual Report on External Quality Assessment in Clinical Chemistry in Korea (2009).

Won Ki MIN 1 ; Changha KO ; Kyung Dong KIM ; Young Kee KIM ; Jeong Ho KIM ; Jin Q KIM ; Tae Jin KIM ; Ile Kyu PARK ; Joonseok PARK ; Kwang Sup AHN ; Do Hoon LEE ; Soo Youn LEE ; Sail CHUN ; Tae Jin HAN ; Kisook HONG

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Keywords

External quality assurance; Clinical chemistry

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Six trials with 3 samples for each trial for external quality assessment of general chemistry and blood gas were performed in 2009. All the control materials were sent in specifically-made boxes at the same time. The response rates were 87.5% in general chemistry and 89.3% in blood gas. The items included sodium, potassium, chloride, BUN, glucose, calcium, phosphorus, uric acid, creatinine, bilirubin, total protein, albumin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, AST, ALT, ALP, LD and GGT in general chemistry and pH, pCO2 and pO2 in blood gas. Compared with the previous year (2008), change of the methods of analysis was not remarkable. The peer group coefficient of variation and the VIS scores of general chemistry items were slightly improved.