Effectiveness of practices to reduce blood sample hemolysis in EDs: A laboratory medicine best practices systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 13-14, 2012, Pages 1012-1032

  Heyer, Nicholas J ^a   Derzon, James H ^a   Winges, Linda ^a   Shaw, Colleen ^b   Mass, Diana ^c   Snyder, Susan R ^a   Epner, Paul ^d   Nichols, James H ^e   Gayken, Julie A ^f   Ernst, Dennis ^g   Liebow, Edward B ^a  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Associated Laboratory Consultants   (United States)

^d Paul Epner LLC   (United States)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g Center for Phlebotomy Education Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheters indwelling; Clinical laboratory quality improvement; ED; Hemolysis; Hospital laboratory organization and administration; Medical laboratory personnel organization and administration; Phlebotomy methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC TUBE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PHLEBOTOMIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE; TOURNIQUET; VEIN PUNCTURE;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CATHETERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; ODDS RATIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SYRINGES;

EID: 84866047714     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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