Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
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Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. · Apr 1996
Multicenter StudyBedside glucose monitoring quality control practices. A College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of program quality control documentation, program characteristics, and accuracy performance in 544 institutions.
To investigate the adequacy of bedside glucose monitoring (BGM) quality control documentation and monitoring, characterize program structure and organization, and identify characteristics associated with the ability to produce accurate results. ⋯ There is a need for improving compliance with QC documentation, improving appropriate corrective action follow-through, decreasing the frequency of inappropriate patient testing, and improving BGM accuracy performance. We provide recommendations for improvement.