Table 1. Questions and answers for the general information and intra-TAT monitoring practice of clinical laboratory.
| Questions and possible answers | Biochemistry % (N / total) |
Blood gas % (N / total) |
Haematology % (N / total) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. What is your hospital type? | ||||||||
| A. tertiary hospital | 78 (375 / 479) | 86 (196 / 228) | 78 (351 / 449) | |||||
| B. secondary hospital | 19 (89 / 479) | 13 (30 / 228) | 18 (80 / 449) | |||||
| C. primary hospital | 1 (6 / 479) | 0 (0 / 288) | 2 (10 / 449) | |||||
| Unclear | 2 (9 / 479) | 1 (2 / 288) | 2 (8 / 449) | |||||
| 2. What is your hospital category? | ||||||||
| A. general hospital | 76 (366 / 479) | 84 (192 / 228) | 78 (352 / 449) | |||||
| B. traditional Chinese medicine hospitals | 7 (35 / 479) | 5 (11 / 228) | 6 (28 / 449) | |||||
| C. maternal and child-care service centres | 5 (24 / 479) | 3 (6 / 228) | 4 (19 / 449) | |||||
| D. hospitals specializing on tumour treatment | 3 (13 / 479) | 3 (7 / 228) | 3 (15 / 449) | |||||
| E. children’s hospitals | 2 (9 / 479) | 2 (5 / 228) | 3 (12 / 449) | |||||
| F. obstetrical and gynaecological hospitals | 1 (5 / 479) | 0 (0 / 228) | 1 (4 / 449) | |||||
| G. others | 4 (18 / 479) | 1 (3 / 228) | 1 (6 / 449) | |||||
| Unclear | 2 (9 / 479) | 2 (4 / 228) | 3 (13 / 449) | |||||
| 3. Has your laboratory been accredited by ISO 15189 or CAP? | ||||||||
| A. Yes | 17 (80 / 479) | 20 (46 / 228) | 16 (71 / 449) | |||||
| B. No | 81 (390 / 479) | 79 (179 / 228) | 83 (371 / 449) | |||||
| Unclear | 2 (9 / 479) | 1 (3 / 228) | 2 (7 / 449) | |||||
| 4. Is laboratory information system employed in your laboratory? | ||||||||
| A. Yes | 85 (405 / 479) | 90 (205 / 228) | 85 (383 / 449) | |||||
| B. No | 15 (74 / 479) | 9 (21 / 228) | 14 (64 / 449) | |||||
| Unclear | 2 (8 / 479) | 1 (2 / 228) | 0 (2 / 449) | |||||
| 5. Is barcode system used in your laboratory? | ||||||||
| A. Yes | 66 (318 / 479) | 75 (170 / 228) | 67 (299 / 449) | |||||
| B. No | 32 (153 / 479) | 25 (56 / 228) | 32 (145 / 449) | |||||
| Unclear | 2 (8 / 479) | 1 (2 / 228) | 1 (5 / 449) | |||||
| 6. Has your institution set up a target intra-TAT median for every analyte you performed? | ||||||||
| A. Yes | 53 (257 / 479) | 57 (131 / 228) | 59 (263 / 449) | |||||
| B. No | 45 (215 / 479 | 39 (90 / 228) | 41 (186 / 449) | |||||
| Unclear | 1 (7 / 479) | 3 (7 / 228) | 0 (0 / 449) | |||||
| 7. Is your laboratory monitoring intra-TAT generally? | ||||||||
| A. Yes | 59 (283 / 479) | 61 (140 / 228) | 61 (273 / 449) | |||||
| B. No | 38 (180 / 479) | 34 (77 / 228) | 38 (171 / 449) | |||||
| Unclear | 3 (16 / 479) | 5 (11 / 228) | 1 (5 / 449) | |||||
intra-TAT - intra-laboratory turnaround time; ISO - international organization for standardization; CAP - College of American Pathologists