Impact of phlebotomy decision support application on sample collection errors and laboratory efficiency

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 412, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 393-395

  Loh, Tze Ping ^a   Saw, Sharon ^a   Chai, Veetaine ^a   Sethi, Sunil K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; AUTOMATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOCUMENTATION; HEMOLYSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING; VEIN PUNCTURE;

CLINICAL AUDIT; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; PHLEBOTOMY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 78650232966     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2010.10.022     Document Type: Letter

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