Quality Control Recommendations and Procedures for In-Clinic Laboratories

The quality of veterinary in‐clinic and reference laboratory biochemical testing

“…Similarly, there are no comparisons of reference laboratories using different instruments to analyze identical specimens or of performance of in‐clinic analyzers compared with that of reference laboratory analyzers measuring identical specimens. Discussions about QA, or the overall approach to ensuring a quality laboratory result that encompasses preanalytical, analytical, and postanalytical aspects, and QC, or the day‐to‐day practices to ensure analytical quality, and recommendations for various aspects of QA and QC have sporadically appeared in the literature . Recently, interest in QA and QC for in‐clinic laboratory testing has grown, and QC guidelines are recommended by various veterinary organizations…”

“…Discussions about QA, or the overall approach to ensuring a quality laboratory result that encompasses preanalytical, analytical, and postanalytical aspects, and QC, or the day-to-day practices to ensure analytical quality, and recommendations for various aspects of QA and QC have sporadically appeared in the literature. [2][3][4] Recently, interest in QA and QC for in-clinic laboratory testing has grown, and QC guidelines are recommended by various veterinary organizations. [5][6][7] In this study, we examined the quality of in-clinic and reference laboratory biochemical testing using commercially available assayed QC materials.…”

Quality Assurance for Veterinary In-Clinic Laboratories

“…These include topics such as QMS, laboratory facilities and equipment, and recommendations for quality management of hematology and clinical chemistry analyzers. 4,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Additionally, ASVCP recommended that veterinary graduates show competency in basic QA, and that this topic be included in veterinary clinical pathology curricula. 19…”