Mapping Turnaround Times (TAT) to a Generic Timeline: A Systematic Review of TAT Definitions in Clinical Domains

Table 2 Proposed turnaround time definitions

Abbr.	Long text	Start	End	Description
TAT	Turnaround time			Generic term for clinical processes
LTAT	Laboratory turnaround time	Receipt of specimen	Results available	Specific term for laboratorial processes
MTAT	Medication turnaround time	Request	Patient delivery	Includes drug turnaround time, and pharmacy turnaround time
ITAT	Imaging turnaround time	Request	Images available	Specific term for processes concerning images
RTAT	Report turnaround time	Request	Report available	Generic term for processes concerning all types of reports
TTAT	Total turnaround time	Request	Results available	Generic term for all kinds of hospital processes

This table proposes domain-specific and generic terms for TAT with defined starting and end points.

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