Pant Vivek, Loh Tze Ping, Pradhan Santosh, Gautam Keyoor, Pyakurel Devish
Samyak Diagnostic Pvt Ltd, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bench to Clinic Research Center, Kathmandu, Nepal.
EJIFCC. 2024 Oct 30;35(3):166-174. eCollection 2024 Oct.
There is a lack of systematic collection of information on the quality control practice and method evaluation approach in clinical laboratories in Nepal. Such data is important to formulate educational activities and policy that may address any potential knowledge and practice gap identified.
The pilot survey included twelve questions regarding quality control practice and method evaluation approach and was distributed among the laboratory medicine professionals in Kathmandu, Nepal. Data were collected using a structured self-reported questionnaire on the Google Docs platform. A total of 43 responses were received.
Internal quality control and method evaluation practice varied considerably in terms of the number of levels of material used, frequency of analysis, type and source of material and acceptance criteria among responding laboratories.
The variability in quality control practice and method evaluation approach highlights need for augmentation of knowledge, attitude, and practice behavior among laboratory professionals in Nepal.
尼泊尔临床实验室缺乏关于质量控制实践和方法评估方法的系统信息收集。此类数据对于制定可能解决已发现的任何潜在知识和实践差距的教育活动和政策非常重要。
试点调查包括12个关于质量控制实践和方法评估方法的问题，并分发给尼泊尔加德满都的检验医学专业人员。数据通过在谷歌文档平台上使用结构化的自我报告问卷收集。共收到43份回复。
在回复的实验室中，内部质量控制和方法评估实践在所用材料的级别数量、分析频率、材料类型和来源以及验收标准方面存在很大差异。
质量控制实践和方法评估方法的差异凸显了尼泊尔实验室专业人员在知识、态度和实践行为方面需要加强。
