King Chulalonkorn Memorial Hospital Verification of Sigma Performance
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital of Thailand has renewed its place in the Sigma Verification of Performance Program
Sigma Verification of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Original Verification: January 15th, 2021
Duration of Verification: February 2nd, 2023 through February 29th, 2024
In 2021, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital joined the Westgard Sigma Verification of Performance Program.
From their website:
"King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and the Thai Red Cross Society have served for over 100 years to improve wellness for Thai people, working through experienced, multidisciplinary teams. As part of this organization, the Department of Laboratory Medicine has unlimited ambition to prevent illnesses while providing patients and other service recipients with state-of-the-art instruments and techniques along with the best medical services. Recognizing the continuous growth in the world of healthcare, we are constantly working towards better qualities in our medical service regarding good diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, prognosis and prevention with approximately five million tests a year meeting medical standard at both regional and international levels."
Summary of Analyte Performance
Instrument performance in Chemistry were verified.
|
Chemistry Assays |
Alinity C Verified |
Alinity I Verified |
|
Albumin |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
Alkaline Phosphatase |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
ALT |
Five Sigma |
- |
|
Amylase |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
AST |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
Bilirubin, Direct |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
Bilirubin, Total |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
Calcium |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
Chloride |
Five Sigma |
- |
|
Cholesterol |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
CO2 |
Five Sigma |
- |
|
Creatinine Kinase (CK) |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
CK-MB, mass |
- |
Four Sigma |
|
Creatinine |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
GGT |
Five Sigma |
- |
|
Glucose |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
Haptoglobin |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
HDL |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
Hemoglobin A1C |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
Lactate |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
LDL |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
Magnesium |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
Phosphorous |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
Potassium |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
Protein, Total |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
Sodium |
Five Sigma |
- |
|
Triglycerides |
Six Sigma |
- |
|
Urea Nitrogen |
Five Sigma |
- |
|
Uric Acid |
Six Sigma |
- |
Urine assays also were verified:
|
Urine Assays |
Alinity C Verified |
|
Albumin, U |
Six Sigma |
|
Calcium, U |
Six Sigma |
|
Chloride, U |
Six Sigma |
|
Creatinine, U |
Six Sigma |
|
Glucose, U |
Six Sigma |
|
Phosphorous, U |
Six Sigma |
|
Potassium, U |
Six Sigma |
|
Protein, U |
Six Sigma |
|
Sodium, U |
Six Sigma |
|
Urea N, U |
Six Sigma |
|
Uric, U |
Six Sigma |
Troponin I was verified:
|
Cardiac Markers Assay |
Alinity I Verified |
|
Troponin I |
Five Sigma |
Finally, a few immunoassays were verified:
|
Immunoassays |
Alinity I Verified |
| Beta-hCG | Six Sigma |
|
T4, Free |
Six Sigma |
|
TSH |
Six Sigma |
Six Sigma: World Class Quality. Possible to use 3s to 3.5s limits and a minimum of controls
Five Sigma: Excellent Quality. Possible to use 3s limits or a 1:3s/2:2s/R:4s Westgard Rule
Four Sigma: Good Quality. Possible to use 1:3s/2:2s/R:4s/4:1s Westgard Rule
Visual Summary of Performance of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital Lab
Congratulations again to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and their staff.