Preanalytical errors in primary healthcare: A questionnaire study of information search procedures, test request management and test tube labelling

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-201

  Söderberg, Johan ^a   Brulin, Christine ^a   Grankvist, Kjell ^a   Wallin, Olof ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood specimen collection; Medical errors; Preanalytical; Primary healthcare; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONFERENCE PAPER; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 59949099529     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2009.048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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