Aller R D
Department of Pathology, Santa Barbara (Calif) Cottage Hospital 93102.
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1987 Dec;111(12):1130-3.
As laboratories in the United States convert to reporting test results in Système International (SI) units, certain requirements will be placed on laboratory computers. Old and new results must be related to different reference ranges. Interpretive reporting and reflexive testing algorithms must be updated to the new units. Reporting in minimum increments is worthwhile, regardless of the SI conversion timetable. On the other hand, dual reporting is not advisable, as it would clutter reports and increase the cost and complexity of SI conversion, without yielding benefits. Results should be converted to SI units at the instrument, not by the computer. The Greek mu (mu) may be represented as u. Conversion graphs can be printed on the unused reverse side of report forms. The most important factors in the success of conversion to SI reporting will be thorough education of those reading the reports, and coordination of the conversion process within each locality.
随着美国各实验室开始采用国际单位制（SI）报告检测结果，实验室计算机将面临一些特定要求。新旧结果必须与不同的参考范围相关联。解释性报告和反射性检测算法必须更新为新单位。无论SI转换时间表如何，按最小增量报告都是值得的。另一方面，双重报告并不可取，因为这会使报告混乱，增加SI转换的成本和复杂性，且无益处。结果应在仪器上转换为SI单位，而不是由计算机转换。希腊字母μ（mu）可表示为u。转换图表可打印在报告表格未使用的背面。向报告阅读者进行全面教育以及各地区内转换过程的协调，将是成功转换为SI报告的最重要因素。
