Analysis of turnaround time by subdividing three phases for outpatient chemistry specimens

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-149

  Chung, Hee Jung ^a   Lee, Woochang ^a   Chun, Sail ^a   Park, Hae Il ^b   Min, Won Ki ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Automation; Clinical laboratory service; Laboratory test turnaround time

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; AMYLASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORIDE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; IRON; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS 32; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SODIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UREA; URIC ACID;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMISTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY TEST; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; TURNAROUND TIME;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; COMPUTING METHODOLOGIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; KOREA; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OUTPATIENTS; PHLEBOTOMY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66349116274     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: 15508080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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