Dear colleague,
TAT's were discussed recently in a clear and practical manner by Huang et al.,
Clin Chem Lab Med 2003; 41(10) 1373-1378.
Their intralab times for the ED were 9 and 20 minutes (median and 90%
completion) for complete blood count and 21 and 36 for routine chemistry
(median and 90% completion).
Our intralab times for the ED in the period Apr, May, June of this year were 9 and
25 minutes (median and 90% completion) for complete blood count and 24 and 40
for routine chemistry (median and 90% completion). We can not (yet) measure
complete turn around times (from start of request until receipt of result).
Therefore, I can only provide intralab times.
I hope more people are willing to share their TAT's for comparison. This although I
know that comparison of TAT's needs to be done carefully because local factors
(lab organization, type of analysers, etc.) can greatly influence TAT's.
Best regards,
Christian
dr. C.H.H. Schoenmakers, EurClinChem
Clinical Chemist
Department of Clinical Chemistry, Elkerliek Hospital
P.O. box 98, 5700 AB Helmond
The Netherlands
(+)31-492-595694 (tel), (+)31-492-595691 (fax)
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