If the laboratory manager receives a complaint from the ICU about turnaround times for coagulation tests his first step should be to gather data on current times by shift.
The turnaround time (TAT), as most laboratories define it, is the period from the time that specimens are received in the laboratory to the time that reports with verification are dispatched. A coagulation test assesses the speed and consistency of blood clotting. This test is used to determine the risk of excessive bleeding or the occurrence of clots (thrombosis) in one of your blood arteries. Thus, turnaround times for coagulation tests mean the total time taken to run the particular coagulation test.
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