A Study on the Appropriate Manpower Estimation according to the Evaluation of the Blood Collection Workload of Medical Technologists

Abstract

This study explored the method of determining the appropriate size of the workforce according to the assessment of the workload of medical technologists (also called medical and clinical laboratory technologists, and medical and clinical laboratory scientists) in order to present a standard production model for the appropriate manpower in blood collection rooms. The eleven university hospitals selected for this study had between 600 and 2,000 beds. The 14-steps standard blood collection time was 4 minutes and 8 seconds for the outpatients aged between 20 to 60 years old (57%) except for children and the elderly (43%). Assuming that there were 8 hours per day for mechanically collecting blood, the maximum number of blood donations by one clinical laboratory scientist was analyzed to be 100 cases. In conclusion, it is appropriate to have fewer than 100 cases of daily blood collection by a medical technologist engaged in blood collection. Since the proper number of blood collection workers (100% of blood collection work)=the number of annual working days/(one day's work hours/time per case)×the number of working days per year, then the proper number of blood collection workers (one day's work hours)=the number of working days per year/100×the number of working days).

Standardization of Sample Handling Methods to Reduce the Rate of Inadequate Sampling

“…The situation at our institution requires nurses to perform phlebotomies in the ward. Although doctors and other healthcare workers may perform phlebotomy, it is generally considered a specialized field for clinical pathologists, and most hospitals have clinical pathologists responsible for phlebotomy [10]. Consequently, the number of inadequately sampled cases during phlebotomy may have been slightly higher at our institution than that at other institutions.…”

Blood Collection Workload and Safety of Medical Technologists at Korean Hospitals

“…사를 실시하며 실시간으로 도출되는 진단검사 결과를 여러 진료 과 의사에게 보고하고 질병의 예방, 진단, 치료, 치료효과 모니터 링 및 예후 판단을 위하여 혈액, 체액, 세포, 조직 등 임상검체를 채취하고 검사하는 역할을 수행하는 의료기관 내 필수 인력이다 [4]. 특히, 환자의 상태 및 질병 진단을 위해 가장 널리 사용되고 있는 혈액 검체의 수집을 위한 채혈 업무는 임상병리사에게 기본 이 되고 매우 중요한 필수 업무 영역이라고 할 수 있다 [5]. 이 91명(14.0%), 501∼1,000건이 62명(9.5%), 1,000건 초과 가 34명(5.2%)으로 나타났다(Table 2).…”