Variation in phlebotomy techniques in emergency medicine and the incidence of haemolysed samples

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 562-565

  Berg, J E ^a   Ahee, P ^b   Berg, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANNULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; SYRINGE;

CLINICAL AUDIT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; PHLEBOTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84856014400     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 17581001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2011.011099     Document Type: Article

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