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. 2021 May 21;13(1):44–49. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1726572

Table 1. Sigma value obtained for drugs with quality control level 2 with TEa values 15 and 25.

S. no. Parameters October
sigma score
November
sigma score
December
sigma score
January
sigma score
February
sigma score
Mean sigma
score
Abbreviations: AAB, American Association of Bioanalysts; CAP, College of American Pathologists; CFX, Canadian Fixed limits from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan; CLIA, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments; NYS, New York State Dept. of Health (NYSDOH) Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program; WLSH, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene.
Sources of TEa:
Carbamazepine: TEa = 25 (CLIA, WLSH, AAB, CAP, CFX) TEa = 15 (NYS)
Phenytoin: TEa = 25 (CLIA, CAP, CFX, WLSH, AAB) TEa = 15 (NYS).
Valproate: TEa = 25 (CLIA, CAP, WLSH, AAB) TEa = 15 (NYS, CFX).
TEa TEa 15 TEa 25 TEa 15 TEa 25 TEa 15 TEa 25 TEa 15 TEa 25 TEa 15 TEa
25
TEa 15 TEa
25
1 Carbamazepine 1.38 2.75 1.15 2.25 2.05 3.72 2.29 4.70 2.43 4.84 1.86 3.65
2 Phenytoin -1.82 0.51 1.34 2.63 1.59 5.65 1.26 2.25 1.07 2.06 0.69 2.62
3 Valproate 1.67 5.09 2.31 4.49 4.77 8.26 5.32 10.58 7.03 12.29 4.22 8.14