Proposed application of six sigma metrics using a gamma distribution to monitor turnaround time for a high-volume coagulation test before and after introduction of a total laboratory automation platform in an academic laboratory in South Africa

Int J Lab Hematol. 2020 Jun;42(3):e124-e127. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.13163. Epub 2020 Feb 19.
No abstract available

Keywords: coagulation biochemistry; laboratory automation; quality control; statistical modelling; turnaround time.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Automation, Laboratory*
  • Blood Coagulation Tests
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Quality Control*
  • South Africa