Visual assessment of hemolysis affects patient safety

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 574-581

  Luksic, Ana Helena ^a   Nikolac Gabaj, Nora ^a   Miler, Marijana ^a   Dukic, Lora ^b   Bakliza, Ana ^c   Simundic, Ana Maria ^b  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b University Hospital Sveti Duh   (Croatia)

^c Zagreb Fakultet za dentalnu medicinu i zdravstvo Osijek Zdravstveno veleu ili te Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

hemolysis; patient safety; risk assessment; visual assessment of hemolysis

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; POTASSIUM; TROPONIN T;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIMEN HANDLING; BLOOD SAMPLING; LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85037629204     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2017-0532     Document Type: Article

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