The View of Clinicians to the Biochemistry Laboratory in the Covid-19 Pandemic

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The View of Clinicians to the Biochemistry Laboratory in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Muhammed Emin DÜZ, (Amasya Üniversitesi, Sabuncuoğlu Şerefeddin Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Tıbbi Biyokimya, Amasya, Türkiye)

Elif MENEKŞE, (Amasya Üniversitesi, Sabuncuoğlu Şerefeddin Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Tıbbi Biyokimya, Amasya, Türkiye)

Aydın BALCI, (Afyonkarahisar Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları, Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye)

Mustafa DURMAZ (Merzifon Kara Mustafa Paşa Devlet Hastanesi, Tıbbi Biyokimya, Amasya, Türkiye)

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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 19 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 219 - 225 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 18-11-2022

The View of Clinicians to the Biochemistry Laboratory in the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Aim: With the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians' expectations from laboratory professionals and the desired test volumes have increased significantly. The specialist physicians do not sufficiently understand the laboratory team's workflow struggling with the pandemic at the forefront, and there are problems in communication. In the study, the extent to which clinicians understand the lab's labor and the extent to which they have mastered the laboratory functioning were questioned. Materials and Methods: The research was carried out through a survey, and 85 specialist physicians from various state, training and research, and university hospitals across Turkey participated by filling out the form on Google Forms contains 18 questions. Answers were evaluated in percentages. Results: In general, it was determined that the clinicians did not have a command of analytical processes and quality specifications of medical laboratories, did not make reasonable test requests, and there was a communication gap between them and the laboratory. They stated that although they underestimate biochemists' work, they prefer to work with biochemists who are medical doctors. Conclusions: Understanding the workings of biochemistry and other medical laboratories by clinicians will speed up analytical processes, reduce medical errors and facilitate mutual communication.

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Covid-19 Pandemisinde Klinisyenlerin Biyokimya Laboratuvarına Bakışı

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Amaç: COVID-19 pandemisi ile birlikte klinisyenlerin laboratuvar profesyonellerinden beklentileri ve istenen test miktarları önemli ölçüde artmıştır. Pandemi ile ön saflarda mücadele eden laboratuvar ekibinin i ş akışını uzman klinisyen hekimler yeterince anlamamakta ve ileti şimde sorunlar yaşanmaktadır. Çal ışmada klinisyenlerin laboratuvara ve laboratuvarın i şleyişine ne ölçüde hakim oldukları sorgulanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma anket yoluyla gerçekle ştirilmiş olup Türkiye genelinde çe şitli devlet, eğitim ve araştırma ve üniversite hastanelerinden 85 uzman klinisyen hekimin G oogle Formlar'daki formu doldurarak katıldığı 18 sorudan oluşmaktadır. Sonuçlar yüzde olarak değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Genel olarak klinisyenlerin t ıbbi laboratuvarların analitik süreçlerine ve kalite özelliklerine hakim olmadıkları, akılcı test isteminde bulunmad ıkları ve laboratuvar ile aralarında iletişim kopukluğu olduğu belirlendi. Biyokimyac ıların çal ışmalarını hafife alsalar da tıp doktoru olan biyokimyac ılarla çalışmayı tercih ettikleri belirtildi. Sonuç: Biyokimya ve di ğer tıbbi laboratuvarların i şleyişinin klinisyenler taraf ından anla şılması, analitik süreçleri hızlandıracak, tıbbi hataları azaltacak ve karşılıklı iletişimi kolaylaştıracaktır.

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Chicago	DÜZ Muhammed Emin,MENEKŞE Elif,BALCI AYDIN, mustafa The View of Clinicians to the Biochemistry Laboratory in the Covid-19 Pandemic. (2021): 219 - 225.
MLA	DÜZ Muhammed Emin,MENEKŞE Elif,BALCI AYDIN, mustafa The View of Clinicians to the Biochemistry Laboratory in the Covid-19 Pandemic. , 2021, ss.219 - 225.
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Vancouver	DÜZ M,MENEKŞE E,BALCI A, m The View of Clinicians to the Biochemistry Laboratory in the Covid-19 Pandemic. . 2021; 219 - 225.
IEEE	DÜZ M,MENEKŞE E,BALCI A, m "The View of Clinicians to the Biochemistry Laboratory in the Covid-19 Pandemic." , ss.219 - 225, 2021.
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APA	DÜZ M, MENEKŞE E, BALCI A, m (2021). The View of Clinicians to the Biochemistry Laboratory in the Covid-19 Pandemic. Türk Klinik Biyokimya Dergisi, 19(3), 219 - 225.
Chicago	DÜZ Muhammed Emin,MENEKŞE Elif,BALCI AYDIN, mustafa The View of Clinicians to the Biochemistry Laboratory in the Covid-19 Pandemic. Türk Klinik Biyokimya Dergisi 19, no.3 (2021): 219 - 225.
MLA	DÜZ Muhammed Emin,MENEKŞE Elif,BALCI AYDIN, mustafa The View of Clinicians to the Biochemistry Laboratory in the Covid-19 Pandemic. Türk Klinik Biyokimya Dergisi, vol.19, no.3, 2021, ss.219 - 225.
AMA	DÜZ M,MENEKŞE E,BALCI A, m The View of Clinicians to the Biochemistry Laboratory in the Covid-19 Pandemic. Türk Klinik Biyokimya Dergisi. 2021; 19(3): 219 - 225.
Vancouver	DÜZ M,MENEKŞE E,BALCI A, m The View of Clinicians to the Biochemistry Laboratory in the Covid-19 Pandemic. Türk Klinik Biyokimya Dergisi. 2021; 19(3): 219 - 225.
IEEE	DÜZ M,MENEKŞE E,BALCI A, m "The View of Clinicians to the Biochemistry Laboratory in the Covid-19 Pandemic." Türk Klinik Biyokimya Dergisi, 19, ss.219 - 225, 2021.
ISNAD	DÜZ, Muhammed Emin vd. "The View of Clinicians to the Biochemistry Laboratory in the Covid-19 Pandemic". Türk Klinik Biyokimya Dergisi 19/3 (2021), 219-225.