Flatland Bente, Freeman Kathy P, Friedrichs Kristen R, Vap Linda M, Getzy Karen M, Evans Ellen W, Harr Kendal E
Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
Vet Clin Pathol. 2010 Sep;39(3):264-77. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2010.00251.x.
Owing to lack of governmental regulation of veterinary laboratory performance, veterinarians ideally should demonstrate a commitment to self-monitoring and regulation of laboratory performance from within the profession. In response to member concerns about quality management in veterinary laboratories, the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP) formed a Quality Assurance and Laboratory Standards (QAS) committee in 1996. This committee recently published updated and peer-reviewed Quality Assurance Guidelines on the ASVCP website. The Quality Assurance Guidelines are intended for use by veterinary diagnostic laboratories and veterinary research laboratories that are not covered by the US Food and Drug Administration Good Laboratory Practice standards (Code of Federal Regulations Title 21, Chapter 58). The guidelines have been divided into 3 reports on 1) general analytic factors for veterinary laboratory performance and comparisons, 2) hematology and hemostasis, and 3) clinical chemistry, endocrine assessment, and urinalysis. This report documents recommendations for control of general analytical factors within veterinary clinical laboratories and is based on section 2.1 (Analytical Factors Important In Veterinary Clinical Pathology, General) of the newly revised ASVCP QAS Guidelines. These guidelines are not intended to be all-inclusive; rather, they provide minimum guidelines for quality assurance and quality control for veterinary laboratory testing. It is hoped that these guidelines will provide a basis for laboratories to assess their current practices, determine areas for improvement, and guide continuing professional development and education efforts.
由于缺乏政府对兽医实验室工作的监管，理想情况下，兽医应展现出在行业内部对实验室工作进行自我监督和管理的决心。为回应会员对兽医实验室质量管理的担忧，美国兽医临床病理学会（ASVCP）于1996年成立了质量保证与实验室标准（QAS）委员会。该委员会近期在ASVCP网站上发布了经过同行评审的更新版《质量保证指南》。《质量保证指南》供未涵盖在美国食品药品监督管理局良好实验室规范标准（《联邦法规汇编》第21编，第58章）范围内的兽医诊断实验室和兽医研究实验室使用。这些指南已分为3份报告，分别涉及：1）兽医实验室工作及比较的一般分析因素；2）血液学与止血；3）临床化学、内分泌评估及尿液分析。本报告记录了兽医临床实验室一般分析因素控制的建议，基于新修订的ASVCP QAS指南的第2.1节（兽医临床病理学中的重要分析因素，一般）。这些指南并非旨在包罗万象；相反，它们为兽医实验室检测的质量保证和质量控制提供了最低标准指南。希望这些指南能为实验室评估其当前做法、确定改进领域以及指导持续专业发展和教育工作提供依据。
