Thanks guys for prompt reply
Our TATs, is 70% of A/E requests within 1 hour and 90%
within 2 hours. I suppose if you recieve 20 samples
from A/E, which one you put first on the analyser is
not going to matter as the last sample (no. 20) will
be only delayed by 18 minutes from sample no. 1.
However 18 minutes could be a long precious time in a
life and death situation, hence my question about
prioritisation which I know doesn't make sense if the
lab is not informed by A/E about such serious cases
upfront.
It is reassuring that no lab using plain gel tubes is
claiming 30 min TAT for A/E samples, a benchmark that
we can't comply with. It is amazing how the 4 hour A/E
waiting time compliance put unreasonable demands on
the lab.
regards
Mohammad
--- Jonathan Kay <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> TaT (specimen despatched to report on intranet) 90%
> in 60 minutes 24 x
> 7, using Vacutainer PST.
>
> Why would you want to "prioritise" if you know it's
> from A and E?
>
> Jonathan
>
>
> On Friday, Sep 26, 2003, at 15:21 Europe/London,
> Mohammad Al-Jubouri
> wrote:
>
> > Dear All
> >
> > What would be a reasonable turn around times for
> A/E
> > samples collected in plain gel tubes for common
> > analytes? Is there any chance of prioritisation of
> > such samples by laboratory staff based on clinical
> > details (assuming that all requests carry accurate
> and
> > legible clinical details)?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> > Mohammad
> >
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