title: [Study on turnaround time of biological analysis in urgent need in hospital laboratories].
abstract: We have assessed turnaround time (TAT) for urgent laboratory analysis. Twelve hospital laboratories participated to this study. All laboratories have organized a classification of a management system of urgent analyses. The TAT reporting were relatively homogeneous for 12 laboratories. We have defined TAT as time of specimen receipt in the laboratory to time of results reporting. This TAT divides into 4 groups: close to 50 minutes for analyses as TP, D-dimeres, CRP (C Protein Reactive), HCG, troponin, alcoholhemia, K, lipase; 35 minutes for the cytology of cerebrospinal fluid; 25 minutes for complete blood cell count and 15 minutes for blood gases. All laboratories have accepted to TAT as a quality indicator. Quality indicator data should be collected in time to identify and correct problems to implemente effective interventions and to standardize processes among clinical laboratories.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de biologie, Centre hospitalier Pierre Oudot, Bourgoin Jallieu. m.roubille@ch-bourgoin.fr
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roubille
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szymanowicz
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cartier
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Albinet
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carlier
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goux
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lefevre
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pellae
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rozand
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Billion
authors.forename: Marie Laure
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Burtin
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mas
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013997:Time Factors