PROCESSES

FAILURES

NUMBER OF PRIORITY

Preanalytical

Not sample

42

Hemolysed sample

42

Clotted sample

36

Insufficient sample amount

36

Wrong container/incorrect sample

30

Analytical

Incorrect interpretation of internal control results

42

Lack or inappropriate staff training

36

Problems of method or analytical mode

32

Wrong internal controls

30

Validation patient results before internal controls

30

Postanalytical

Results not entered in the database

30

Misinterpreted results

28

Misidentification among patients

24

Error of decimal result

18

Informed test with wrong results

18

Strategic

Wrong Management of the corrective and improvement actions

10

Failures in the organization of the indicators in preanalytical processes

3

Failures in the organization of the indicators in analytical processes

3

Failures in the organization of the indicators in postanalytical processes

3

Poorly-defined responsibility

-

Support

Failure of reagent delivery (outstanding stocks)

7

Error of staff competence

7

Lack or inappropriate health training

7

Power blackouts not notified during working hours

7

Failure of replacement of staff

6