Development of a novel quality improvement indicator based on the hemolysis index

Annals of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 599-602

  Lee, Eun Jin ^a   Kim, Miyoung ^a   Kim, Han Sung ^a   Park, Min Jeong ^a   Lee, Young Kyung ^a   Kang, Hee Jung ^a  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

H index; Hemolysis; Preanalytical error; Quality improvement indicator

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HEMOGLOBINS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84986269512     PISSN: 22343806     EISSN: 22343814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/alm.2016.36.6.599     Document Type: Review

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