Turnaround Time of the Hematology Results of Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Opportunity to Initiate a Quality Improvement Process
Asmae El Assil,
Souad Benkirane,
Yasmine El Kettani
et al.
Abstract:Introduction: Turnaround time (TAT) is a crucial clinical parameter that reflects the performance of a laboratory especially in the context of oncology and the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the Lean Six Sigma methodology, we performed a retrospective analysis of the TAT of the complete blood count (CBC) of cancer patients with the aim of reducing this delay in the future.Materials and methods: Over one month of the COVID-19 pandemic, a retrospective evaluative audit was carried out on the TAT of the CBC in an on… Show more
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