Guidelines for blood smear preparation and staining procedure for setting up an external quality assessment scheme for blood smear interpretation. Part I: Control material.
Blood smear analysis is a well known technique in medical laboratories. Clinical relevance of this analysis and its interpretation are very important. Consequently, monitoring of laboratory performance by an external quality assessment scheme is strongly recommended. Most starting external quality organizers set up a scheme for clinical chemistry. Due to a lack of guidance documents, many organizers are reluctant to offer a hematology scheme. This article aims to be a very practical guidance document for external quality assessment organizers for the set up of blood smear schemes.
Vives Corrons
Juan-Lluis
JL
Red Cell Pathology Unit, ICMHO-IDIPAPS, Hospital Clinic I Provincial, Barcelona, Spain.
Albarède
Stephanie
S
Flandrin
George
G
Heller
Silke
S
Horvath
Katalin
K
Houwen
Berend
B
Nordin
Gunnar
G
Sarkani
Erika
E
Skitek
Milan
M
Van Blerk
Marjan
M
Libeer
Jean-Claude
JC
D002624:Chemistry, Clinical / Q000592:standards; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011786:Quality Control; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000592:standards