Key result
Among 99 surveyed clinical laboratories in Korea, 93.9% of test items showed high consensus (>80% of institutions) for reporting units, but only 30.3% showed high consensus for unit sizes.
Cross-Sectional (n=99)
Yes
Inconsistent unit sizes across Korean labs may hinder result interpretation; leaves open need for national standardization in clinical chemistry.
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Cho et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Clinical chemistry reporting practices (n=99). Survey of reporting units and unit sizes was evaluated on Proportion of test items where >80% of institutions utilized the most frequently used unit and unit size. Among 99 surveyed clinical laboratories in Korea, 93.9% of test items showed high consensus (>80% of institutions) for reporting units, but only 30.3% showed high consensus for unit sizes.
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