Hemolysis rates in blood samples: Differences between blood collected by clinicians and nurses and the effect of phlebotomy training

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1987-1992

  Cadamuro, Janne ^a   Von Meyer, Alexander ^b   Wiedemann, Helmut ^a   Klaus Felder, Thomas ^a   Moser, Franziska ^a   Kipman, Ulrike ^c   Haschke Becher, Elisabeth ^a   Mrazek, Cornelia ^a   Simundic, Ana Maria ^d  

^a PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG   (Germany)

^c UT SPSS Statistics   (Austria)

^d University Hospital Sveti Duh   (Croatia)

Author keywords

blood collection; hemolysis; phlebotomy; preanalytics

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYSICIANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84994530608     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2016-0175     Document Type: Article

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