Westgard multirule for calculated laboratory tests
CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE, vol.44, no.10, pp.1183-1187, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 44 Issue: 10
- Publication Date: 2006
- Doi Number: 10.1515/cclm.2006.233
- Journal Name: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1183-1187
- Keywords: laboratory management, quality control, reliability, Westgard multirule
- Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Background: In clinical laboratories, many test results such as low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol can be calculated using the results of specifically measured tests. However, quality control programs deal only with measured tests and there is no adequate quality assessment procedure for calculated tests. I aimed to apply the Westgard multirule to calculated tests as a part of routine quality procedures.