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Quality
assurance programs provide confidence in the accuracy and reproducibility
of medical test results. A complete quality assurance programme must
include adherence to procedure by staff and routine quality control
of all instruments in order to meet accreditation and regulatory
needs. For simple and cost effective daily verification of instrument
performance, reusable electronic quality control tubes are available.
Liquid quality control products are available to validate performance
of each box of HEMOCHRON test tubes and also verify the instrument
and operator technique. Together, these products will help meet the
quality control requirements specified under the "Clinical Laboratory
Improvement Amendment of 1988" (CLIA '88). Please refer to quality
control package inserts for complete information on product usage.
Guidelines: The HEMOCHRON Whole Blood Coagulation System and CLIA '88 (request
literature # QC5.). |
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| HERMOCHRON
ACT Control Plasma |
| Control
plasma is for quality control of Celite and Kaolin ACT test tubes. |
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| CPL2 |
| Contains:
10 normal and 10 abnormal control vials, 20 distilled water vials,
and 20 calcium chloride vials. For use with FTCA510 and FTK-ACT test
tubes. |
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| HepCheck™ |
| Specially
designed for P214 ACT tubes. HepCheck utilises easy-to-use crushable
ampules. Each box includes 15 ampules of the specified level of quality
control and 4 protective sleeves. |
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Electronic
quality control (EQC) verifies quality control of the HEMOCHRON model
401, 801, 8000, and Response instruments with a numerical reading.
Two levels (1 normal and 1 abnormal) of EQC should be performed every
eight hours the test system is in use. EQC is used in conjunction
with wet QC control products, which are used to validate each box
of reagents. Refer to the recommended protocol in the EQC package
insert.