- It is the first time that a Clinical Practice Guideline has been developed for taking blood and urine samples.
- You will avoid errors in taking samples that alter patient results and, consequently, their diagnosis and treatment.
- It will also help to regulate criteria and standardize protocols in a context where there are no Official Norms in sample collection.
With the coordinated effort of Becton Dickinson (BD) with personnel from the health area of different institutions such as the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), Ministry of Health (SSa), National Institute of Cancerology (INCan), National Institute of Sciences Medical and Nutrition “Salvador Zubirán” (INCMNSZ) and the National Institute of Pediatrics (INP), as well as with the Academy and the private sector of national hospitals and laboratories, Mexico will have for the first time in its history a Clinical Practice Guide for Blood and Urine Sampling. There was also a Guide for Biosafety in Sampling.
A historical fact for Mexico
Both seek to be a benchmark for the harmonization of the preanalytical or preexamination phase in laboratory medicine in Mexico and other Latin American countries. At the same time, they will contribute to the academic training of the new generations of health professionals. Likewise, they will be of benefit to public health by avoiding errors in taking samples that alter patient results and, consequently, their diagnosis and treatment.
“At BD we promote the world of health and promote good clinical practices and care protocols with the highest quality to guarantee the safety of the patient and the health professional. The publication of these guides is a sign of our commitment to the people and public health of Mexico”, said Julio Duclos, vice president and general director of Mexico, Caribbean and Central America of Becton Dickinson (BD).
The guides are the result of the work of four groups of professionals convened and coordinated by Becton Dickinson: Sampling of Venous Blood, Sampling of Gasometry, Sampling of Urine, Sampling of Capillary Blood and Neonatal Sieve.
These groups were made up of specialists from the National Health System, as well as experts from the ABC, Ángeles and Español hospitals, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mérida Clinic, Ruíz Laboratories and the College of Chemists of the Chihuahua Clinical Area. , among other health institutions in Mexico.
The long road to develop the Clinical Practice Guideline for blood and urine sampling
The activities began in February 2020, but since those involved are front-line doctors in the care of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was not until now that the guidelines were ready.
“The guides can contribute, through adequate dissemination, to regulate criteria and standardize protocols in a context where there are no Official Norms around the central themes of the documents that we present today. Its observance will have a great impact for health personnel, but also for patients”, indicated the MB and QFB José Antonio Duarte, manager of Medical Affairs at IDS for BD Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
What will they be used for?
Currently the References on good practices in sampling are North American and not freely available. Therefore, having recent and affordable guidelines will help educate the new generations of health professionals. Added to this is that 70% of medical decisions are made based on a laboratory result. In addition, 75% of errors that alter these results occur in the preanalytical phase, so the guidelines will pay to reduce this variability.
“At BD, we seek to improve the safety and efficiency of health care delivery, accurately detect disease, and advance the capabilities of researchers to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapies. These guidelines are part of our commitment to the health of Mexicans,” added Leticia Sollano, senior manager of Public Affairs at BD México.
In this context, Dr. Arturo Galindo, deputy director of Epidemiology of the INCMNSZ, warned that the development of these guidelines is a milestone for the safety of patients and health personnel.
“The objective is to have the best technique for taking samples, guaranteeing patients the optimal handling of samples, obtaining reliable, timely and pertinent results, having the greatest safety for them and for health professionals.”
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