Pleural Aspirate culture and sensitivity

Sample:

Uses:

Pleural fluid culture is a test that examines a sample of fluid that has collected in the pleural space to see if you have an infection 2-To understand the cause of buildup of fluid in this space, which is called a pleural effusion.

Precautions:

Avoid taking Antibiotics For at least 48Hours before taking the sample
DO NOT cough, breathe deeply, or move during the test to avoid injury to the lung.
organisms may require 3—7 days incubation for isolation.

Interfering factors:

Pre analytical error:

1) Specimens other than serum; improper labeling; samples not stored properly; samples older than stability limits; gross hemolysis; gross lipemia.

2) Take sample type different from that recommended in this test and analysis it in laboratory.

3) Not to put the name of the patient or error when putting the code of patient on the tube when sampling.

4) sample is contaminated from technicians, this sample will be cultured in microbiology LAB.

Corrective action:

1) refused the sample and ordered another sample.

2) The sample should be rejected and order another sample.

3) anther sample request and should attention at next time.

4) The sample must be rejected, and another sample will be requested.

Post analytical error:

1) Sharing the results of patients or writing the result incorrectly.

2) write a wrong Patient name in patient report.

Corrective action:

1) communicate with patient then delivered him the correct results and we apologize for this mistake.

2) the report is not delivered to the patient and the error must be discovered.

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