Quality indicators in the preanalytical phase of testing in a stat laboratory

Lab Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-81

  Grecu, Daniela Stefania ^a   Vlad, Daliborca Cristina ^a   Dumitrascu, Victor ^a  

^a VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Preanalytical phase; Quality indicators; Sigma metrics

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BLOOD COLLECTION TUBE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; HEMATOLOGY; HEMOLYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PREANALYTICAL ERROR; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; SAMPLE; STANDARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS;

CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84900544127     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: 19437730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LM9ZY92YBZRFPFQY     Document Type: Article

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