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Results of using Luer-Lok access device for clinics, intensive care units, and emergency services with high pre-analytical errors: analysis of 491.850 samples

Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2022
The effectiveness of the Luer-Lok™ Access Device (LL) with the intravenous catheter (IVC) on sample rejections, which is used to prevent primarily hemolysis in the emergency department (ED), clinics, and intensive care units (ICU), was examined.
Menekse Elif, Duz Muhammed Emin, Avci Burak Yasin, Ozturk Alpaslan, Durmaz Mustafa   +4 more
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The Impact of Pre-analytical Quality Initiatives on Cholangiocarcinoma Diagnostics in Thailand

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is the most prevalent malignancy in Thailand, with unfortunate late diagnosis and frequent metastatic disease outcomes. An accurate tissue diagnosis is the first and most important step in the treatment of CCA. Tissue quality and
Supinda Koonmee, Supinda Koonmee, Supinda Koonmee, Sakkarn Sangkhamanon, Sakkarn Sangkhamanon, Sakkarn Sangkhamanon, Piyapharom Intarawichian, Piyapharom Intarawichian, Piyapharom Intarawichian, Chaiwat Aphivatanasiri, Chaiwat Aphivatanasiri, Chaiwat Aphivatanasiri, Waritta Kunprom, Waritta Kunprom, Waritta Kunprom, Prakasit Sa-ngiamwibool, Prakasit Sa-ngiamwibool, Prakasit Sa-ngiamwibool, Suwit Balthaisong, Suwit Balthaisong, Suwit Balthaisong, Chitsakul Phuyao, Chitsakul Phuyao, Chitsakul Phuyao, Piya Prajumwongs, Piya Prajumwongs, Piya Prajumwongs, Reza Alaghehbandan, Malinee Thanee, Malinee Thanee, Malinee Thanee   +30 more
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Automated preanalytical units in the hemostasis laboratory: an observational descriptive prospective study developed in a university hospital between April 15 to July 15, 2017

Iatreia, 2019
Introduction: Errors in the process of analyzing a clinical laboratory sample have a negative impact on medical practice, patient safety and health care cost. The use of automated units demonstrated the reduction of errors in the clinical laboratories of
Sua, Luz Fernanda , Amézquita, María Alejandra, Hernández, Daniel Esteban , Alcalá Flores, Mercedes , Leib, Carl Sebastián , Aguirre Rojas, Marisol, Fernández Trujillo, Liliana   +6 more
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Determination of the Rate and Reasons of Blood Sample Rejection in the Pre-Analytical Phase in Ruhengeri, Rwanda: A Single Center Study

Medical Laboratory Journal, 2023
Background and objectives: All three phases of laboratory testing are equally important for improving total quality management, but the pre-analytical phase is the most error-prone.
Jonas Bikorimana, Joselyne Ingabire, Aprinal Arinaitwe, Parfait Cyuzuzo   +3 more
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STUDY OF HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS ON HEMOLYSIS SAMPLE

Indonesian Journal of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology, 2019
Hemolysis can significantly affect the reliability of test results and occur in the pre-analytical phase. The aim of this study is to reveals the correlation of hemoglobin levels on hemolysis sample. This experimental study was carried out using samples
Noor Febryani, Ikke Nanda Amalia, Intan Dwi Anggraeni, Gilang Nugraha   +3 more
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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
Damira Kadić, Aida Avdagić-Ismić, Sabaheta Hasić, Ferhana Bošnjak   +3 more
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High fidelity femtosecond pulses from an ultrafast fiber laser system via adaptive amplitude and phase pre-shaping [PDF]

, 2009
We report the generation of a 12.6W average power, 50MHz repetition rate pulse train, compressible to high fidelity 170fs pulses, from an ultrafast ytterbium-doped fiber laser system via adaptive amplitude and phase pre ...
Shepherd, D.P., Hanna, D.C., Jerry Prawiharjo, David J. Richardson, Nikita K. Daga, David C. Hanna, Prawiharjo, J., Richardson, D.J., Geng, R., Rui Geng, David P. Shepherd, Daga, N.K.   +11 more
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Laboratory Demand Management Strategies—An Overview

Diagnostics, 2021
Inappropriate laboratory test selection in the form of overutilization as well as underutilization frequently occurs despite available guidelines.
Cornelia Mrazek, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher, Thomas K. Felder, Martin H. Keppel, Hannes Oberkofler, Janne Cadamuro   +5 more
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Test requisition form- A check point in pre-analytical phase for laboratory errors [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Quality in clinical laboratories cannot be understood by merely focusing on analytical aspects only; there is a need to put attention on pre-analytical and post-analytical aspects of laboratory testing to improve overall quality of ...
S Toshniwal, J Jasani, Pawan Toshniwal, R M Shah, null null, P Toshniwal   +5 more
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Quality indicators of the pre-analytical phase [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2012
Quality indicators are tools that allow the quantification of quality in each of the segments of health care in comparison with selected criteria. They can be defined as an objective measure used to assess the critical health care segments such as, for ...
Majkić-Singh Nada, Šumarac Zorica
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