Pre-analytical workstations: A tool for reducing laboratory errors

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 404, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-74

  Da Rin, Giorgio ^a  

^a ASL no3 Bassano del Grappa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Information technology; Laboratory errors; Patient identification; Patient safety; Pre analytical phase; Robotics; Total testing process

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; TRAINING;

HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 67349218803     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2009.03.024     Document Type: Article

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