title: Stat tests service and quality control at Hamad Medical Corporation Doha.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The recognition and validity of laboratory results can better be judged by its internal and external quality control systems. Here we report an internal quality check of the stat service provided to the inpatients at Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, State of Qatar.
  
  
  METHODS
  Periodic internal quality control of nine chemistry analytes, BUN, Na, K, Cl, Ca, Co2, Glucose, Creatinine and Bilirubin were made on auto-analyzer Astra VIII. BIORAD Normal and Abnormal (Chemistry Control) and immunoassay level 1, 2 and 3 were employed. All results falling with in 2 SD were accepted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  2 SD% for chemistry Normal and Abnormal ranged from 61.5% to 85.5% and 92.0% to 98.8% and for hormones Immunoassay level 1, 2, and 3 from 92.7% to 100% respectively.
authors.affiliation: Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, State of Qatar.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011786:Quality Control