Abstract
Evaluation of Laboratory Request and Report Form Completeness and Legibility in Tuberculosis Diagnostic Laboratory at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Ethiopia
Highlights
The laboratory plays a crucial role in patient care
A total of 1,356 laboratory requests and 1,356 laboratory reports have been evaluated for the completeness and legibility status of necessary information as stated in both formats
From a total of 1,356 laboratory requests sent to the Tuberculosis (TB) laboratory department from different department and Tuberculosis (TB) clinic; the proportion of completed laboratory requests with patient name, age, sex, patient history, and address are 100%, 99.6%, 99%, 97.1%, and 79.7% respectively
Summary
The laboratory plays a crucial role in patient care. Laboratory requests and reports forms are used as a communication agent between clinicians and laboratory professionals. Completing laboratory request and report forms reduce errors associated with customers’ results that have negative impact on both diagnosis and management of the patients including extra loss of resource and time. Medical laboratory request and report forms are used as a link of communication among physician, laboratory staff, patients, and other health professionals [1]. 60-70% of all decisions about patients’ diagnosis, hospital admission, treatment and discharge depend on medical laboratory results [2,3]. Effective completion of these forms revealed care and conscientiousness in one’s responsibility and to ensure the correct communication among them.
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