Submitting High-Quality Clinical Pathology Samples for Best Results. Academic Article

abstract

• The reliability of clinical pathology laboratory results is directly related to the sample quality submitted. As such, clinicians must submit the most representative and highest quality sample possible by acquiring, handling, preparing, and shipping samples with utmost care. Cytology and blood smear slides should be evaluated for sufficient densities of intact, well-spread, nucleated cells before submission. Poorly prepared samples may delay or negate results, incurring unnecessary costs for the client and practice. Additionally, all practices should have quality assurance programs that include monitoring of equipment to minimize reporting errors. Maximizing resources is the name of the game!.

authors

• Wikander, Yvonne

published proceedings

• Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract

author list (cited authors)

• Wikander, Y. M.

citation count

• 0

complete list of authors

• Wikander, Yvonne M

publication date

• March 2023

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

keywords

• Animals
• Blood Smear
• Blood Tube Filling
• Fluid And Tissue Cytology
• Pathology, Clinical
• Point-of-care Testing
• Quality Assurance, Health Care
• Reproducibility Of Results
• Sample Acquisition
• Sample Handling
• Sample Shipping
• Venipuncture

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.cvfa.2022.10.003

start page

• 33

end page

• 47

volume

• 39

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cvfa.2022.10.003