EPTIS
BAM Logo

Fluids

[Fluids]

EPTIS factsheet 1615840 | Last revision 2026-09-24 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1615840 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1615840

PT provider
PT provider Birmingham Quality (member of the UK NEQAS Consortium), University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham Quality (member of the UK NEQAS Consortium), University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Based in United Kingdom
Language(s) English
Remarks Provides EQA coverage and analytical assessment for a number of clinical chemistry analytes in both pleural fuid and ascitic fluid matrices. Genuine fluid is used in this scheme with very minimal manipulation. This may sometimes limit the coverage of concentrations for all analytes, but the objective is to build up good quality data for the analytical performance of fluid matrices. Often there has been very little validation of analytes in fluid matrices, therefore our aim is to use as many different donations of pleural and ascitic fluid to fully test laboratory systems. We ask for Indices to be measured on all specimens as we are building up a library of data with corresponding index result. There is currently no information available on the impact of 'different colours' of fluid on the analytical performance of spectrophotometric assays.
Keywords
Product groups Health care / medical devices
Testing fields Medical analysis
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
Clinical Material / Aqueous Buffers made in house (pH only) Albumin -
Amylase -
Bilirubin -
Creatinine -
Fluid Haemolysis Category -
Fluid Haemolysis Index -
Fluid Icterus Category -
Fluid Icterus Index -
Fluid Lipaemia Cateogry -
Fluid Lipaemia Index -
Glucose -
Lactate -
LDH -
Lipase -
pH -
Total Cholesterol -
Total Protein -
Triglyceride -
Urea -
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants Clinical Chemistry Public & Private Labs
Linked to specific legislation / standards ISO/IEC 17043:2023
Additional, subsidiary aims Post market surveillance of testing methods
Number of participants
Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party

Accredited by UKAS on the basis of ISO/IEC 17043:2023

Operation is commissioned / requested by
Fees and frequency
Participation fee Contact provider for current fee, which depends on location and extent of service required.
Regularly operated Yes (Monthly (11 per year) (Approximately 50% Pleural Fluid and 50% Ascitic Fluid))
Year of first operation 2019
Contact details of the PT provider
Provider Contact person
Birmingham Quality (member of the UK NEQAS Consortium), University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre P O Box 3909
B15 2SQ Birmingham
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 121 414 7300
Fax:
Web: https://www.birminghamquality.org.uk https://www.birminghamquality.org.uk
Birmingham Quality
Phone: +44 121 414 7300
Fax:
Email: birminghamquality@uhb.nhs.uk birminghamquality@uhb.nhs.uk
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in United Kingdom, Mr Savvas Xystouris. Mr Savvas Xystouris.
Any questions or problems? Please contact us at eptis@bam.de.
Application version: 1.23-SNAPSHOT.20230502124635-7925ae379a631fc1ececff45d2921c8db38877d5