Quality indicators to detect pre-analytical errors in laboratory testing

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 432, Issue , 2014, Pages 44-48

  Plebani, M ^a   Sciacovelli, L ^a   Aita, A ^a   Padoan, A ^a   Chiozza, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical laboratory; Harmonization; Patient safety; Quality; Quality indicators; Total testing process

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRE ANALYTICAL PHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; MEDICAL ERROR; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84901588657     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2013.07.033     Document Type: Article

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