Analytical and post analytical phase of an ISO 15189:2012 Certified cytopathology laboratory-a five year institutional experience

Conclusion: Analytical and post analytical phase analysis is essential to minimize the errors and improve the quality of cytopathology lab. Cyto-histopathological correlation is valuable for continuous data tracking in the cytopathology with analytical errors analysis. Maintenance of external, internal quality program, turnaround time with documentation, continuous training and communication with clinician is fundamental for quality improvement in any cytopathology lab. Acknowledgement of nonconformance with root cause analysis and sincere efforts to minimize them is the basic key for successful quality management.

Source: Journal of Cytology - February 17, 2022 Category: Cytology Authors: Smita Chandra Anuradha Kusum Dushyant Singh Gaur Harish Chandra Source Type: research