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DOI: 10.58490/ctjump.2026i100.4143
Date Published: 25/07/2026
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Nguyen, H. H., Tran, V. N., Le, T. H., Nguyen, V. T., & Phan, V. H. (2026). STUDY ON LABORATORY TURNAROUND TIME FOR BIOCHEMICAL TESTING AT HOAN MY MINH HAI GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 2024-2025. Cantho Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy, 100, 261-268. https://doi.org/10.58490/ctjump.2026i100.4143

STUDY ON LABORATORY TURNAROUND TIME FOR BIOCHEMICAL TESTING AT HOAN MY MINH HAI GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 2024-2025

Hong Hat Nguyen1, , Van Ngoan Tran1, Trung Hieu Le1, Viet Trieu Nguyen1, Van Hung Phan1
1 Hoan My Minh Hai General Hospital

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Abstract

 Background: Medical laboratories need to know the turnaround time of biochemical testing to improve quality. Objectives: 1. Determine the duration of laboratory testing activities across the three testing phases at Hoan My Minh Hai general hospital in 2024-2025. 2. Compare laboratory turnaround time by test category and ordering time. Materials and methods: cross-sectional descriptive study on 1339 blood samples of patients at Hoan My Minh Hai General Hospital from August 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. Analysis in 3 stages: pre-test, test and post-test. Results: the median time for pre-test, test and post-test work was 18(15-22) minutes, 21(15-30) minutes and 4(28) minutes, respectively. The time taken on saturday was different from the other days of the week (p=0,009). Conclusion: The analytical phase exhibited the longest processing time, while the postanalytical phase was the shortest. A statistically significant difference was observed for tests ordered on Saturdays compared with those ordered on other days of the week (p<0.05).  

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Glucose, laboratory, ISO

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