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Marli Van Heerden, Jaya A. George, Siyabonga Khoza. The application of sigma metrics in the laboratory to assess quality control processes in South Africa. African Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2022; 11(1) doi: 10.4102/ajlm.v11i1.1344
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Maisoon Amarni, Kamal Dumaidi, Sara Abbadi, Nataly Fakhouri, Amer Al-Jawabreh. Application of Six Sigma, Quality Goal Index, Method Decision Chart, and Operating Specification Metrics as Stringent Quality Control Tools for Assessing the Analytical Performance of BUN, Creatinine, and Glucose in an ISO 15189:2022–Accredited Laboratory. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine 2026; 11(4) doi: 10.1093/jalm/jfag043
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Anita Devi, Nisha Dogra, Mimosa Das. Assessment of Analytical Quality in Clinical Laboratory Using Sigma Metrics. Baghdad Journal of Biochemistry and Applied Biological Sciences 2026; 7(3) doi: 10.47419/bjbabs.v7i3.477
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Wenping Han, Jingjing Bao, Polu Hu, Yang Liu, Rongrong Pang, Rui-ping Dong, Libo Zhang, Chengping Ma. Application of random quality control based on time -series model in ELISA detection of blood donors in Nanjing. Heliyon 2024; 10(22) doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40317
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Sapna Vyakaranam, Srinivas N. S. Nori, Abdul Rahim Rehan, Yellesh Pothula, Lavanya Yasam, Varun Agiwal. Six sigma matrix and Quality Goal Index ratio in improving the quality of analytical phase in a clinical laboratory. Journal of Laboratory Physicians 2024; 16 doi: 10.25259/JLP_56_2024
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Khouloud Hkimi, Sonia Gara. Assessing precision, bias, and sigma metrics of 22 measurands using Ricos and EFLM specifications and implementation of internal quality control procedure in clinical chemistry laboratory. Clinical Biochemistry 2026; 142 doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2026.111108
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Shin Jong KIM, So Yeon PARK, Min HEO, Sang Shin PYO. Efficiency Evaluation of Internal Quality Control Using Sigma Metrics. Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science 2026; 58(1) doi: 10.15324/kjcls.2026.58.1.50
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Bingfei Zhou, Yi Wu, Hanlin He, Cunyan Li, Liming Tan, Youde Cao. Practical application of Six Sigma management in analytical biochemistry processes in clinical settings. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis 2020; 34(1) doi: 10.1002/jcla.23126
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Ainun Salsabella, Titin Aryani. Sigma Matrix of Ureum and Creatinine in Some Laboratories: Overview. Medicra (Journal of Medical Laboratory Science/Technology) 2022; 5(1) doi: 10.21070/medicra.v5i1.1628
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Fumeng Yang, Wenjun Wang, Qian Liu, Xizhen Wang, Guangrong Bian, Shijie Teng, Wei Liang. The application of Six Sigma to perform quality analyses of plasma proteins. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2020; 57(2) doi: 10.1177/0004563219892023
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Shirin Sulthana P.K., Raghavendra U., Shaheena Yassir, Ganesh Prasad V., Mohammed Ansar. A comparative evaluation of six sigma metrics and quality goal index ratio 3 months prior to first lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic and 3 months during lockdown in a NABL accredited central laboratory. Biomedicine 2022; 42(5) doi: 10.51248/.v42i5.2038
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Loris Wauthier, Laura Di Chiaro, Julien Favresse. Sigma metrics in laboratory medicine: A call for harmonization. Clinica Chimica Acta 2022; 532 doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2022.05.012
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Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phương, Đỗ Thị Thanh Đông, Hồ Thị Ngọc Hạnh, Nguyễn Trí Dũng, Vũ Thị Minh Hương. THEO DÕI SIX SIGMA VÀ CHỈ SỐ QGI TRONG ĐÁNH GIÁ VÀ THEO DÕI CHẤT LƯỢNG XÉT NGHIỆM TRÊN MỘT SỐ XÉT NGHỆM SINH HÓA TRÊN HỆ THỐNG MÁY AU5800. Tạp chí Sức khỏe và Lão hóa 2026; 2(8) doi: 10.63947/bvtn.v2i8.20
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Parul Goel, Gagandeep Malik, Suvarna Prasad, Isha Rani, Sunita Manhas, Kapil Goel. Analysis of performance of clinical biochemistry laboratory using Sigma metrics and Quality Goal Index. Practical Laboratory Medicine 2021; 23 doi: 10.1016/j.plabm.2020.e00195
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Min Li, Xiaojuan Li, Xiaohong Lu, Mingqin Zhong, Lin Wang, Mingze Song, Feng Xue. Sigma metric used to evaluate the performance of haematology analysers: choosing an internal reference analyser for the laboratory. Hematology 2023; 28(1) doi: 10.1080/16078454.2023.2277498
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Wafaa Ahmed El‐Neanaey, Nihal Mahmoud AbdEllatif, Reham Abdel Haleem Abo Elwafa. Evaluation of Sigma metric approach for monitoring the performance of automated analyzers in hematology unit of Alexandria Main University Hospital. International Journal of Laboratory Hematology 2021; 43(6) doi: 10.1111/ijlh.13660
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Roberto Carboni-Huerta, Klever V Sáenz-Flor. Sigma and Risk in the Quality Control Routine: Analysis in Chilean Clinical Laboratories. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine 2022; 7(2) doi: 10.1093/jalm/jfab145
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Nareshni Moodley, Verena Gounden. Assessment of Sigma Metrics for Routine Chemistry Testing in 4 Laboratories in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine 2022; 7(3) doi: 10.1093/jalm/jfab117
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Tülay Çevlik, Goncagül Haklar. Six SIGMA evaluation of 17 biochemistry parameters using bias calculated from internal quality control and external quality assurance data. Journal of Medical Biochemistry 2024; 43(1) doi: 10.5937/jomb0-43052
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Yanfen Luo, Xingxing Yan, Qian Xiao, Yifei Long, Jieying Pu, Qiwei Li, Yimei Cai, Yushun Chen, Hongyuan Zhang, Cha Chen, Songbang Ou. Application of Sigma metrics in the quality control strategies of immunology and protein analytes. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis 2021; 35(11) doi: 10.1002/jcla.24041
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Mehdi Hedayati, Maryam Tohidi, Iraj Azimzadeh, Amir Abbas Momenan, Maryam Sadat Daneshpour, Maryam Zarkesh, Safura Pakizehkar, Samaneh Hosseinzadeh, Fereidoun Azizi. A 25-year Experience in Quality Assurance: A Methodological Review of Laboratory Quality Control and Quality Assurance in the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS). International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2026; 25(1) doi: 10.5812/ijem-168018
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SongQing Peng, JinFei Zhang, WuQiong Zhou, WeiLin Mao, Zhong Han. Practical application of Westgard Sigma rules with run size in analytical biochemistry processes in clinical settings. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis 2021; 35(3) doi: 10.1002/jcla.23665
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Qian Liu, Wenjun Zhu, Guangrong Bian, Wei Liang, Changxin Zhao, Fumeng Yang. Application of the sigma metrics to evaluate the analytical performance of cystatin C and design a quality control strategy. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2021; 58(3) doi: 10.1177/0004563220988032
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Đỗ Thị Thanh Đông, Nguyễn Thị Nhạn, Ngô Kiến Đức, Lê Hoàng Lâm, Nguyễn Thị San, Lê Đình Thanh. ỨNG DỤNG SIX SIGMA TRONG ĐÁNH GIÁ VÀ CẢI TIẾN HIỆU NĂNG XÉT NGHIỆM SINH HÓA TẠIBỆNH VIỆN THỐNG NHẤT. Tạp chí Sức khỏe và Lão hóa 2025; 1(3) doi: 10.63947/bvtn.v1i3.17
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Anurag Sankhyan, Onjal Kamlakar Taywade, Sumita Sharma. Optimizing laboratory quality with sigma metrics: Application of CLIA 2024 total allowable error guidelines. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2026;  doi: 10.1177/00045632261466864
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Huabin Wang, Yongjun Ma, Xiaoyun Shan. Evaluating the analytical quality control of urinary albumin measurements using sigma metrics. Clinical Biochemistry 2019; 73 doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2019.07.011
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Hongting Tang, Yawen Xiao, Hong Luo, Jian Jiang, Hanqing Xu, Jun Yang, Lihua Yang, Xiang Yang. Analytical performance evaluation of intelligent quality management of blood gas analyzer. Practical Laboratory Medicine 2025; 45 doi: 10.1016/j.plabm.2025.e00480
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Muzaffer KATAR, Köksal DEVECİ, Zeliha Cansel ÖZMEN. Evaluation of The Total Quality Performance of Our Clinical Laboratory With Six-Sigma Method. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 2021; 11(1) doi: 10.16899/jcm.770304
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Salma Sayeed, Suresh Babu Ganji, Ramadevi Mopuri. A SHORT-TERM ASSESSMENT OF ROUTINE CHEMISTRY PARAMETERS BY SIGMA METRICS AND QUALITY GOAL INDEX RATIO IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL LABORATORY. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences 2019; 8(29) doi: 10.14260/jemds/2019/505
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O.A. Klimenkova, V.P. Pashkova, T.M. Ivashikina, V.S. Berestovskaya. Six Sigma concept for assessment the quality of pre-analytical phase. Laboratornaya sluzhba 2020; 9(2) doi: 10.17116/labs2020902111