Variation in the transcription of laboratory data in an intensive care unit

Anaesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 767-769

  Black, R ^a   Woolman, P ^a   Kinsella, J ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Quality control: laboratory data; Risk management: transcription error

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; DATA COLLECTION; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LABORATORIES; MEDICAL RECORDS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 4344623488     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.03834.x     Document Type: Article

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