The best that I have seen is where the labels are
colour-coded (eg purple spot for EDTA tube). Good idea
to also have patient details and tests requested
printed on label in case of computer failure....
Regards
Ian
--- "Mainwaring-Burton Richard (RGZ)"
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> How can one ensure that the labeller of the tube has
> put the correct label
> on the relevant tube type - EDTA, fluoride, LiHep
> etc - since the analysers
> are not yet able to differentiate and analyser
> loaders may also have
> difficulty differentiating with a single number on
> several tubes. We get
> problems even with trained lab staff and with
> separate nubers for different
> tube types.
>
> with best wishes
>
> Richard
>
> Richard Mainwaring-Burton
> Consultant Biochemist
> Queen Mary's Hospital
> Sidcup, Kent
> DA14 6LT
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ball, Graham
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 16 September 2004 20:48
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Laboratory accession numbers and
> computerised requesting by c
> linicians
>
>
>
> Jonathan
>
> The advantage of allocating a unique identifier that
> is available to both
> the laboratory and clinician which can be very
> useful.
>
> It does depend on having hospital and lab systems
> that will communicate and
> agree on the number.
> Do you allocate the number at request or when you
> receive the sample?
> If you want to make full use of a sample ID it
> should be allocated on
> request, in which case you will probably also need
> to have a computerised
> sample filing system as your samples will arrive in
> a totally random order.
>
> It does depend on your computer system. We have a
> sample number allocated
> at the time of request - unfortunately it is not
> displayed on the hospital
> system.
>
> Graham Ball
> Chelsea & Westminster
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Kay [
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ]
> Sent: 15 September 2004 17:03
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Laboratory accession numbers and
> computerised requesting by
> clinicians
>
> As computerised requesting by clinicians comes
> within grasping distance
> for many laboratories there is a key decision we
> have to make: Should
> the number allocated to a request or specimen in the
> requesting steps
> in the clinical arena be the same as the specimen
> number used for
> tracking the specimen within the laboratory?
>
> I have come to a conclusion but I'd be really
> interested in learning
> what other see as the advantages and disadvantages
> of the two
> approaches.
>
> Jonathan
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