Assessment of Patients’ Medical Laboratory Request Forms for Compliance in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos-Nigeria

Uchejeso, Obeta M.

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“…information [9]. Similarly, studies carried out in Nigeria reported that 54.7% of request forms did not include clinical information [10]. However, the proportion of request formsfor which the clinical information was not reported was much higher than that found in the study of Keppens et al Those authors pointed out that only 26.4% of the forms did not contain clinical information [11].…”

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Assessment of the Drafting Quality of Request Forms Submitted to the Malaria and Parasitology Units at the Institut Pasteur de Cote d&#8217;Ivoire

Serge-Stéphane,

Aristide,

Beourou

et al. 2024

JBM

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Assessment of the Drafting Quality of Request Forms Submitted to the Malaria and Parasitology Units at the Institut Pasteur de Cote d&#8217;Ivoire

Serge-Stéphane,

Aristide,

Beourou

et al. 2024

JBM

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“…These findings are corroborated by several other local and international studies. [7], [17][18][19][20] Apart from the patients' names, tests requested and nature of samples which were present on all the forms examined, almost all the other major parameters were frequently omitted at one time or the other in the course of the study, a reflection of what is regularly obtainable. This is similar to what other studies have reported, and it is understandably so.…”

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“…[4], [6] In Africa, especially in resource poor settings where laboratory information system is a luxury, handwritten request forms are a common practice, and researches have shown that this practice is prone to errors resulting from illegible handwriting, use of nonstandard abbreviations and incomplete entry of necessary data on the request forms. [7], [8] Request forms are designed to obtain vital biodata and clinical information from laboratory clients whose sample is being analyzed. [9] When such information is absent or incomplete, they not only constitute a bottleneck in communication between the laboratory and the ward, they also lead to difficulty with interpreting the results and consequently undermine patients' management.…”

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Assessment of laboratory test request forms for completeness

Udeh

Olayanju

Awah

et al. 2021

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Background: Laboratory test request forms usually accompany patient’s samples to the laboratory, providing biodata and clinical details of the patient. This information is for purposes of identification and guiding pathologists to accurately interpret patient’s result. Clinicians however do not usually provide all the required information, thus making interpretation difficult. The frequency of such incompleteness is assessed in this study.Methods: Laboratory request forms received at the Chemical Pathology laboratory between July and September 2020 were assessed for completeness of all the required parameters. Parameters analyzed in this study included age, gender, hospital number, location, clinical information, name of requesting physician and the date of request. Frequency of missing parameters were expressed as proportions (%) of the total omissions.Results: There were 1906 request forms received during the course of this study and 789 (41.4%) of them had at least one missing parameter. Apart from patients’ names, nature of sample and the requested investigation, all other parameters were omitted at one time or the other making a total of 1117 omissions. Age (287; 25.7%) hospital number (264; 23.6%) and clinical information (246; 22%) were the most commonly omitted parameters. Majority of the omissions (69%) were from the outpatient clinics, 20% were from the wards while 10% of the forms had no ward or clinic indicated.Conclusion: Incomplete filling of laboratory test request forms is a regular occurrence among clinicians. Effort must be made to continually sensitize them of the importance of each of the required parameters to ensure a visible improvement.

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Assessment of Filling of Relevant Information on the Laboratory Request Forms

Adegoke,

Atiba,

Adegoke

et al. 2024

Trends Med. Res

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Background and Objective: It has been observed in the recent past, that the importance of preventing pre-analytical errors was reported to cause as high as 67% of errors observed in laboratory results. The errors in this phase of analysis are still unresolved even with the advent of autoanalyzers. The objective of this study was to analyze the contribution of inadequate filling of request forms to pre-analytical errors. Materials and Methods:The research was a cross-sectional study that was carried out on in-and outpatient request forms received from various sections of the hospital over a period of three months. A protocol table was created to capture variables. The analysis included all request forms obtained in each of the four laboratories as well as those obtained from other hospitals in the environment. Data were analyzed by the use of SPSS version 23. Variables were summarised by mean and frequency tables. Results: The age of the patient was missing from 14.6% of the forms. The gender of the patients was missing in 1.3% of cases. The time of sample collection was specified in 105 (10.5%) request forms but was left blank in 895 (89.5%) forms. In 303 (30.3%) of the forms, the date of sample collection was missing. In 989 (98.9%) of the forms, the current medication history of the patients was not provided. The clinical summary was provided in 856 (85.6%) forms while it was not indicated in 126 (12.6%) of the forms. Conclusion:Only the patients' names and the investigations required were filled in all the forms. All other parameters on the laboratory request forms were not fully completed.

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Assessment of Patients’ Medical Laboratory Request Forms for Compliance in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos-Nigeria

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Assessment of the Drafting Quality of Request Forms Submitted to the Malaria and Parasitology Units at the Institut Pasteur de Cote d&#8217;Ivoire

Assessment of the Drafting Quality of Request Forms Submitted to the Malaria and Parasitology Units at the Institut Pasteur de Cote d&#8217;Ivoire

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Assessment of Patients’ Medical Laboratory Request Forms for Compliance in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos-Nigeria

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Assessment of the Drafting Quality of Request Forms Submitted to the Malaria and Parasitology Units at the Institut Pasteur de Cote d&amp;#8217;Ivoire

Assessment of the Drafting Quality of Request Forms Submitted to the Malaria and Parasitology Units at the Institut Pasteur de Cote d&amp;#8217;Ivoire

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Assessment of the Drafting Quality of Request Forms Submitted to the Malaria and Parasitology Units at the Institut Pasteur de Cote d’Ivoire

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