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Acta Med Cent 2014; 8 (1)
Do you know what is the uncertainty of the measurements in a clinical laboratory?
Moré CCX, Pérez de Alejo RL, Madrazo MV
Language: Spanish
References: 8
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ABSTRACT
With the peak of the implementation of
quality systems in health and to
improve the performance of clinical
laboratory is evident the need for
knowledge of the term "measurement
uncertainty" or at least it is needed to
reflect on how their estimation is done
in quantitative determinations of the
clinical laboratory. Today, despite the
technological evolution experienced by
the clinical laboratory, the estimated
uncertainty of the measurements are
not routinely calculated, nor is a
fundamental tool of medical chore,
therefore, the uncertainty obtained
adequately represents scientific
accuracy and reliability of analytical
results. When working with the
uncertainty range can be found a likely
values where the true value of an
outcome, so that the measurement
result is complete only when it is
accompanied by a quantitative
statement of its uncertainty.
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