Methods: LRFs submitted to the Department of Haematology (DH) and Blood Transfusion Services (BTS) of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano, Nigeria, between October 2014 and December 2014, were evaluated for completion of all items on the forms. Objective: We assessed routinely-submitted LRFs to determine the degree of correctness, completeness and consistency. Inadequate information or errors arising from the process of filling out LRFs can significantly impact the quality of laboratory results and, ultimately, patient outcomes. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution,Īnd reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.īackground: The laboratory request form (LRF) is a communication link between laboratories, requesting physicians and users of laboratory services. Įvaluating laboratory request forms submitted to haematology and blood transfusion departments at a hospital in Northwest Nigeriaįeyisayo Jegede, Henry A. Evaluating laboratory request forms submitted to haematology and blood transfusion departments at a hospital in Northwest Nigeria.
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