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110 ADVIA 1800 Operator’s Guide
ADVIA QC window
Use this window to view both real-time and long term evaluation of analyzer and method
performance.
Perform any of the following tasks at this window:
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collect control results.
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calculate and display statistical data.
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assess data errors.
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identify QC violations.
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review control results.
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create printed reports.
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identify and report events such as lot changes and calibration dates.
1. At the Menu Panel, select
QC
then select
ADVIA QC
.
Reviewing the control results at different windows
In addition to the ADVIA QC you can use the following windows for reviewing QC:
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Use the Real-Time QC window to review control performance during the day.
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Use the Daily Precision Control window to review the control results at the end of the
day, and then to update the cumulative statistics.
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Use the QC Cumulative window to evaluate long-term trends in control performance.
If control results fail to meet the laboratory’s established criteria for acceptability, re-
evaluate all patient test results obtained in the unacceptable test run to determine if
patient test results were adversely affected.
The laboratory should take and document appropriate corrective actions, which may
include recalibration, before reporting patient results.
Verify that the controls and reagents were prepared properly and have not expired.