At-home self-collection of saliva, oropharyngeal swabs and dried blood spots for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis and serology: Post-collection acceptability of specimen collection process and patient confidence in specimens [PDF]
Background Options to increase the ease of testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection and immune response are needed. Self-collection of diagnostic specimens at home offers an avenue to allow people to test for SARS-CoV-2 infection or immune response without ...
M. Valentine-Graves +9 more
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Clinical application of a fully automated blood collection robot and its assessment of blood collection quality of anticoagulant specimens [PDF]
Background and objectivesTo investigate the application of intelligent puncture blood collection robots in anticoagulated blood specimens, the satisfaction of subjects with the two blood collection methods, and the feasibility of intelligent blood ...
Chong Wang +11 more
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BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION TUBES FOR COAGULATION TESTS [PDF]
E K, Blackburn, N K, Shinton
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Evaluation of Specimen Types for Pima CD4 Point-of-Care Testing: Advantages of Fingerstick Blood Collection into an EDTA Microtube. [PDF]
INTRODUCTION:Effective point-of-care testing (POCT) is reliant on optimal specimen collection, quality assured testing, and expedited return of results.
Luciana Kohatsu +9 more
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The experience of healthcare staff of incident reporting with respect to venous blood specimen collection practices’ [PDF]
Venous blood specimen collection is an important practical task that results in an analysis response that often leads to a clinical decision. Errors due to inaccurate venous blood specimen collection are frequently reported and can jeopardize patient ...
Lina Gyllencreutz +4 more
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Significant Reduction in Preanalytical Errors for Nonphlebotomy Blood Draws After Implementation of a Novel Integrated Specimen Collection Module. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES Most preanalytical errors at our institution occur during nonphlebotomy blood draws. We implemented an electronic health record (EHR), interfaced the EHR to the laboratory information system, and designed a new specimen collection module.
Rachel D Le +8 more
semanticscholar +2 more sources
Karin Bölenius +5 more
semanticscholar +3 more sources
Comparison of zopiclone concentrations in oral fluid sampled with Intercept(®) oral specimen collection device and Statsure Saliva Sampler™ and concentrations in blood. [PDF]
H. Gjerde +7 more
semanticscholar +2 more sources
Influence of method of specimen collection on various preanalytical sample quality indicators in EDTA blood collected for cell counting [PDF]
T. Ashavaid +4 more
semanticscholar +2 more sources

