Incorrect order of draw could be mitigate the patient safety: A phlebotomy management case report

Biochemia Medica

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 218-223

  Lima Oliveira, Gabriel ^a,b,c,d   Lippi, Giuseppe ^e   Luca Salvagno, Gian ^a   Montagnana, Martina ^a   Picheth, Geraldo ^b   Guidi, Gian Cesare ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c MERCOSUL: Sector Committee of Clinical Analyses and in Vitro Diagnostics CSM 20   (Brazil)

^d Brazilian Society of Clinical Analyses on Sao Paulo State   (Brazil)

^e ACADEMIC HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood specimen collection; Clinical laboratory techniques; EDTA contamination carryover; Laboratory variability; Preanalytical phase

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHLEBOTOMY; QUALITY CONTROL; SYRINGE NEEDLE; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 84878769896     PISSN: 13300962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11613/BM.2013.026     Document Type: Article

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