1 – Program overview

This external quality assessment program is designed to assess different automated or manual methods used to determine the sedimentation rate. The interpretation of the results obtained for each concentration level is supported by a graphical display of the accuracy using a Youden plot.

These samples are not compatible with the method measuring RBC aggregation capacity by photometry: ALIFAX (ROLLER 10, ROLLER 20, JO-PLUS and TEST1), ALCOR Scientific (iSED and miniiSED) and MINDRAY BC-780,...

2 – Assessment frequency

Number of surveys per year: 4
Number of control samples per survey: 2
Number of samples per year: 8

3 – List of analytes assessed 

• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, 1st hour

4 – Description of the control samples

Liquid human and animal control blood samples (ready-to-use 6 mL samples).