Table 3. Median intra-TAT of routine and stat analytes (min).
| Category and analytes | Number of laboratories | Total number of specimens in a week in different labs [median (10th,90th)] | Median (min) |
10th percentile (min) | 90th percentile (min) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routine biochemistry analyte | ||||||
| K | 321 | 714 (210, 2250) | 136.0 | 51.2 | 349.0 | |
| Glu | 320 | 1043 (302, 2979) | 130.0 | 59.5 | 349.5 | |
| TP | 311 | 1000 (334, 3100) | 158.5 | 62.9 | 352.0 | |
| ALT | 311 | 1200 (389, 2003) | 151.0 | 70.0 | 350.0 | |
| TIBC | 93 | 54 (7, 1099) | 180.0 | 60.0 | 360.0 | |
| Mg | 276 | 427 (48,1809) | 152.5 | 60.0 | 350.0 | |
| TG | 307 | 705 (180, 2194) | 160.0 | 70.0 | 350.0 | |
| CK-MB | 271 | 251 (40, 1092) | 122.0 | 50.4 | 327.6 | |
| cTnI |
189 |
72 (14, 433) |
97.0 |
37.65 |
300.0 |
|
| Stat biochemistry analyte | ||||||
| K | 316 | 180 (35, 1047) | 43.0 | 25.0 | 80.0 | |
| Glu | 314 | 150 (30, 797) | 45.0 | 21.8 | 80.3 | |
| CK-MB | 268 | 70 (15, 384) | 45.0 | 27.4 | 80.0 | |
| AMY |
298 |
60 (11, 337) |
45.0 |
26.0 |
80.0 |
|
| Routine blood gas analyte | ||||||
| pH |
162 |
80 (20, 300) |
15.5 |
5.0 |
37.4 |
|
| Stat blood gas analyte | ||||||
| pH |
181 |
56 (10, 224) |
14.3 |
5.0 |
30.0 |
|
| Routine haematology analyte | ||||||
| WBC | 319 | 1400 (451, 4081) | 44.7 | 17.0 | 185.0 | |
| PT | 317 | 404 (140, 1145) | 85.0 | 35.0 | 204.2 | |
| Fbg |
311 |
400 (136, 1041) |
88.0 |
37.20 |
209.0 |
|
| Stat haematology analyte | ||||||
| WBC | 314 | 300 (63, 1400) | 20.0 | 9.0 | 40.0 | |
| PT | 316 | 98 (12, 388) | 40.0 | 22.0 | 60.0 | |
| Fbg | 309 | 95 (20, 350) | 40.0 | 22.9 | 63.0 | |
intra-TAT - intra-laboratory turnaround time; K - potassium; Glu - glucose; TP - total protein; ALT - alanine aminotransferase; TIBC - total iron binding capacity; Mg - magnesium; TG - triglyceride; CK-MB - creatine kinase-MB; cTnI - troponin I; AMY - amylase; WBC - white blood cell; PT - prothrombin time; Fbg - fibrinogen.