Repeat patient testing quality control (RPT-QC): Background and theory.
QC
control limits
control material
running controls
statistical quality control
Journal
Veterinary clinical pathology
ISSN: 1939-165X
Titre abrégé: Vet Clin Pathol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9880575
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 Jul 2023
19 Jul 2023
Historique:
revised:
23
06
2023
received:
15
02
2023
accepted:
03
07
2023
medline:
20
7
2023
pubmed:
20
7
2023
entrez:
19
7
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Repeat-patient testing quality control (RPT-QC) is a version of statistical quality control (SQC) in which individual patient samples, rather than commercial control materials, are used. Whereas conventional SQC assumes control material stability and repeatedly measures the same lot of control material over time, RPT-QC uses a unique patient sample for each QC event and exploits the labile nature of patient samples under prescribed storage conditions for QC purposes. Advantages of RPT-QC include commutability, lower cost, and QC at concentrations of medical interest. Challenges include sample procurement and the establishment of control limits. The objective of this review is to compare and contrast the principles and procedures of RPT-QC and conventional SQC and to provide an overview of RPT-QC control limit establishment.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2023 American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology.
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