Croatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine: National recommendations for venous blood sampling

Biochemia Medica

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 242-254

  Nikolac, Nora ^a,b   Šupak Smolčić, Vesna ^a,c   Šimundić, Ana Maria ^a,b   Ćelap, Ivana ^a,b  

^a Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine   (Croatia)

^b SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^c KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Laboratory errors; Phlebotomy; Preanalytical phase; Recommendations, health planning; Venous blood

Indexed keywords

BANDAGING TECHNIQUE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CROATIAN SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEEDLE; PALPATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHLEBOTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TOURNIQUET; VEIN PUNCTURE; VENOUS BLOOD SAMPLING;

CROATIA; HUMANS; PHLEBOTOMY;

EID: 84885028011     PISSN: 13300962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11613/BM.2013.031     Document Type: Review

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