Factors affecting blood sample haemolysis: A cross-sectional study

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 143-146

  Barnard, Ed B G ^a   Potter, David L ^a   Ayling, Ruth M ^b   Higginson, Ian ^a   Bailey, Andrew G ^c   Smith, Jason E ^a,d  

^a Departments of Emergency   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catheters; Hemolysis; Needles; Phlebotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TOURNIQUET; VEIN PUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960114777     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000195     Document Type: Article

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