Identification of preanalytical mistakes in the stat section of the clinical laboratory [2]

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 974-975

  Romero, Adolfo ^a   Muñoz, Manuel ^b,c   Ramos, Juan Raúl ^a   Campos, Arturo ^a   Ramírez, Gemma ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c GIEMSA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Audit; Preanalytical mistakes; Stat laboratory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MEDICAL ERRORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 26844432302     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14346621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2005.168     Document Type: Letter

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