Variability of preanalytical errors between decentralized phlebotomy centers: A challenge for patient safety;Variabilidad en los errores preanalíticos del laboratorio entre centros periféricos de extracción: un reto para la seguridad del paciente

Enfermeria Clinica

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-39

  Lillo, Rosa ^a   Salinas, María ^a   López Garrigós, Maite ^a   Cruz, Loreto ^b   López Pérez, Jesús ^c   Uris, Joaquín ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SAN JUAN   (Spain)

^b Centro de Salud Campello   (Spain)

^c Centro de Salud de Muchamiel   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Laboratory errors; Patient safety; Preanalytical variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; LABORATORY; PATIENT; PHLEBOTOMY; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; PATIENTS; PHLEBOTOMY; SAFETY;

EID: 76749169343     PISSN: 11308621     EISSN: 15792013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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