Examination of repeated laboratory tests in the one of the hospitals in eastern Iran

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1 Public Health Student,Esfarayen Faculty Of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen,Iran

2 Instructor,Faculty Member, Esfarayen Faculty Of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen ,Iran

3 *Assistant Professor, Faculty Member, Faculty Of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen ,Iran

Abstract

Background and Aims: The repetition of experiments increases the workload and material costs for diagnosis and treatments of the patients. Also repetition of sampling and carrying out the tests can harm patients psychologically and mentally. The purpose of this study was to investigate the repetition of the laboratory tests requested in the laboratory of one of governmental hospitals in east Iran to can awareness of hospital authorities to reduce diagnosis and treatment costs.
Materials and Method: This study was conducted in a retrospective study on the requested testing data of patients referred to the laboratory of one of the governmental hospital in the eastern Iran in a period of one month. 123 different tests were evaluated. The data were extracted from the recorded data in 1395.Then the type of tests and the percentage of the repeat of these tests was reported.
Results: In the present study it was found   that, 123 experimental tests were performed in a month and 42 tests were repeated. It was also found in the study that some tests such as Cross Match, Creatinine, Bilirubin, BUN, CBC, CPK-MB, CPK, had been repeated more than the others. Somehow that repeat of the cross - match test was more than 2 times.
Conclusion: According to investigate the results of this study some of the most important tests were repeated in a high frequency. That can be due to a physician's request, or because of errors in sampling, reading results and the errors in machines calibration.

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