Sample Labelling and Rejection Rules
What must be on every tube, what the laboratory will not accept, and why the rules are strict: a mislabelled sample is a wrong result for two patients
What it is
The pre-analytical rules for wards and the laboratory: labelling at the bedside from the wristband (name, DOB, unique number, date, time, collector), request-form matching, the rejection criteria (unlabelled, mismatched, wrong tube, haemolysed, insufficient, leaking, delayed), the exception for irreplaceable samples, and the rejection log.
Where to use it
Every ward, phlebotomy area and the laboratory reception; the basis of the pre-analytical audit. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — laboratory safety; Universal Floor — patient identification. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — laboratory safety; Universal Floor — patient identification. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — laboratory safety; Universal Floor — patient identification.
Translate and adapt
English master edition. Georgian and other translations are added as they are clinically reviewed. Any facility may translate, add its logo and adapt wording to local practice — keeping the ASF block, the source attribution and the licence line on the sheet. Clinical thresholds and drug doses must be confirmed against national protocols before use.
The same code is printed on the tool itself. Scan it in any facility to reach this page.
Critical Values — Facility List and Notification Procedure
Laboratory Equipment — Calibration, Maintenance and Quality-Control Log
Laboratory Quality — Stepwise Self-Check
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