Preanalytical quality improvement: From dream to reality

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1113-1126

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Chance, Jeffrey J ^b   Church, Stephen ^c   Dazzi, Paola ^a   Fontana, Rossana ^a   Giavarina, Davide ^d   Grankvist, Kjell ^e   Huisman, Wim ^f,g   Kouri, Timo ^h   Palicka, Vladimir ⁱ   Plebani, Mario ^j   Puro, Vincenzo ^k,l   Salvagno, Gian Luca ^m   Sandberg, Sverre ⁿ   Sikaris, Ken ^o   Watson, Ian ^p   Stankovic, Ana K ^b   Simundic, Ana Maria ^q  

^a ACADEMIC HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b BD Technologies   (United States)

^c Medical and Clinical Affairs   (United Kingdom)

^d Hospital of Vicenza   (Italy)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^g Helsinki University Hospital Laboratories ^*  (Netherlands)

^h HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

ⁱ CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^k NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^l Studio Italiano Rischio Occupazionale da HIV (SIROH)   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

ⁿ HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^o MELBOURNE PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

^p UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^q SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

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Author keywords

errors; laboratory diagnostics; patient safety; preanalytical phase; quality

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SMART CARD; STEADY STATE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TURNAROUND TIME; URINALYSIS; VEIN PUNCTURE; WORKFLOW;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 79960272717     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2011.600     Document Type: Review

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