QUALITY CONTROL IN CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY: A GLIMPSE

Samreen M Sheik^1, and Wilma Delphine Silvia CR²

¹Department of Biochemistry, Akash Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Devanahalli, Bengaluru- 562110

²Department of Biochemistry, Akash Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Devanahalli, Bengaluru- 562111

Cite this paper:
Samreen M Sheik and Wilma Delphine Silvia CR. QUALITY CONTROL IN CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY: A GLIMPSE. International Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2017; 5(5):138-146. doi: 10.12691/ijcdr-5-5-2

Abstract

Quality is defined as the conformance to satisfying the needs and expectations of the customers. Quality control is one of the components of quality assurance program. In Clinical Biochemistry it refers to maintenance of quality of the laboratory tests during analysis.Two types of quality control are practiced in clinical biochemistry: Internal and external quality controls. The purpose of Quality control is to ensure the reliability of each measurement performed on a sample. This mini review summarizes the utmost importance of quality control in clinical biochemistry.

Keywords:
Quality control Levey Jenning chart Westgard multirule

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