Impact of a large-scale educational intervention program on venous blood specimen collection practices [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2013 Phlebotomy performed with poor adherence to venous blood specimen collection (VBSC) guidelines jeopardizes patient safety and may lead to patient suffering and adverse events. A first questionnaire study demonstrated low compliance to VBSC guidelines, motivating an educational intervention of all phlebotomists within a county council.
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BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION TUBES FOR COAGULATION TESTS [PDF]
British Journal of Haematology, 1979 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]
PLoS ONE, 2018 INTRODUCTION:Effective point-of-care testing (POCT) is reliant on optimal specimen collection, quality assured testing, and expedited return of results.
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Influence of blood specimen collection method on various preanalytical sample quality indicators [PDF]
Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 2008 Preanalytical errors contribute to a large proportion of total laboratory errors. In order to achieve continuous laboratory improvement, it is important to focus on all phases of patient specimen testing i.e. preanalytical, analytical and post-analytical. With large variations in the way venous blood specimens are collected using diverse devices in the
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Enhancing specimen collection skills for dried blood spots through an immersive virtual learning environment: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Research NotesObjective The quality of dried blood spot (DBS) specimens impacts newborn screening (NBS) results, hence proper training is crucial for DBS specimen collection.
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Impact of time from blood specimens collection to centrifugation on the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus. [PDF]
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Quality Control Circle Practices to Reduce Specimen Rejection Rates [PDF]
Journal of Multidisciplinary HealthcareBijun Li,1,* Xinjian Cai,1,* Lili Zhan,1 Xiaoyu Zhang,1 Yiteng Lin,1 Jiaomei Zeng2 1Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese ...
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Quality impact on diagnostic blood specimen collection using a new device to relieve venipuncture pain. [PDF]
Indian J Clin Biochem, 2013 Lima-Oliveira G +5 more
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Effect of delayed sample draw after blood collection for haemoglobin test in South Korea
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2023 Between April and May 2022, 10 healthy adult non-patients were recruited from Pusan National University Hospital. Venous blood drawn into a syringe was transferred into test tubes with a zero-to-45-minute delay.
Hyerim Kim, Jongmin Kim
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Fasting state requirements for blood sampling: a survey of patients in Cantonal Hospital Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina [PDF]
Medicinski Glasnik, 2021 Aim To explore patient’s awareness and appliance of the fasting state requirements for blood sampling. Methods This observational survey was performed at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Immunology Diagnostics, Cantonal Hospital Zenica, from
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