Pneumatic tube delivery system for blood samples reduces turnaround times without affecting sample quality

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-143

  Fernandes, Christopher M B ^a   Worster, Andrew ^a   Eva, Kevin ^a   Hill, Stephen ^a   McCallum, Catherine ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON REGIONAL LABORATORY MEDICINE PROGRAM   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; TIME;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEMOGLOBINS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; ONTARIO; POTASSIUM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645284139     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2005.11.013     Document Type: Article

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