Table 5: The reason of pre analytical error by type of requested laboratory service Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital and St. Paul Millennium medical college, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2018.
Reason of error |
Requested laboratory service |
Total |
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Hematology |
Clinical chemistry |
CD4 count |
Viral load |
|
|
Labeling error |
4 (44.4%) |
2 (14.3%) |
4 (30.8%) |
3 (60.0%) |
13 (31.7%) |
Low quantity |
0 |
3 (21.4%) |
2 (15.4%) |
0 |
5 (12.2%) |
Sample without request |
2 (22.2%) |
0 |
1 (7.7%) |
1 (20.0%) |
4 (9.8%) |
Clotted |
2 (22.2%) |
3 (21.4%) |
2 (15.4%) |
1 (20.0%) |
8 (19.5%) |
Hemolyzed |
1 (11.1) |
6 (42.9%) |
2 (15.4%) |
0 |
9 (22.0%) |
Illegible hand writing |
0 |
0 |
2 (15.4%) |
0 |
2 (4.9%) |
Total |
9 (100%) |
14 (100%) |
13 (100%) |
5 (100%) |
41 (100%) |