Root cause analysis of laboratory delays to an emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 735-739

  Fernandes, Christopher M B ^a   Walker, Richard ^a   Price, Ann ^a   Marsden, Julian ^a   Haley, Lawrence ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administration; Continuous quality improvement; Emergency department; Laboratory; Root causes; Turnaround times

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030754677     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00158-3     Document Type: Note

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