Causes of rejection of blood samples handled in the clinical laboratory of a University Hospital in Porto Alegre

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 123-126

  Guimarães, Alexandre C ^a,b,c   Wolfart, Marilei ^b,c   Brisolara, Maria L L ^b,c   Dani, Caroline ^a  

^a Centro Universitario Metodista do IPA   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clinical laboratory; Patient safety; Pre analytical errors; Rejection of samples

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING ERROR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BLOOD COAGULATION; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MEDICAL ERRORS; PHLEBOTOMY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84855323368     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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