Is statistical evaluation sufficient? New external quality assessment performance metrics through clinical performance


Akbay H. İ., Theodorsson E., Alp H. H.

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1515/cclm-2026-0702
  • Dergi Adı: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, Chemical Abstracts Core, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Biomedical Reference Collection: Corporate Edition (EBSCO), Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest)
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: analytical performance specifications, biological variation, proficiency testing, reference change value
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: External Quality Assessment (EQA) programmes conventionally use the Standard Deviation Index (SDI) with an analyte-independent acceptance criterion of −2