PERCEPTION OF BIOCHEMICAL PROFESSIONALS REGARDING THE AUDIT IN THE LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS

Abstract

The present research work aimed to assess the need to create specific instruments for auditing in cases of negligence in the Biochemical sector. The sample includes Biochemists responsible for laboratories in the city of Sucre. 60% of the participants once made mistakes in the laboratory and 97% identified one, 70% of the mistakes are made in the report of the results, 55% of the mistakes made ended up in a complaint, of which the 30% come from doctors, 20% corresponds to the patient, only 5% corresponds to a formal complaint of hospital management. Although 95% affirm that there is a need to create specific instruments in cases of negligence in laboratories, none reported any error in their service that ended in a complaint before the public prosecutor. Although there is a need to create specific audit instruments in case of negligence for the biochemical sector, it is first necessary that laboratories have Quality Management. Regarding the criminal nature and ITS sanctions, the administrators of justice indicate that the cases are few or almost null in relation to allegations of negligence by medical sector.