European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

TRAINING – AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN REDUCING PREANALYTICAL ERRORS IN BIOCHEMISTRY LAB OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Gurpreet Singh Battu*, Amitoj Singh Battu and Sumeet Sidhu

ABSTRACT

Training plays an important role in reducing incidence of preanalytical errors in biochemistry lab. Preanalytical phase is most prone to errors due to various contributing factors. Human involvement is maximum in this phase and automation is almost negligible. Aim of this study was to find effect of training on the frequency of errors. Incidence of preanalytical errors was analysed for the period June – Nov 2019 as per predefined list of errors. All the staff involved in the process of sample collection was trained in the right techniques for a month. Again, the data was collected for the period Jan – July 2020. When compared to data of period before the training was imparted, there was statistically significant decrease in the incidence of errors in post training period.

Keywords: Preanalytical phase, errors, biochemistry, training.