Preanalytical errors in emergency department samples: Investigating error sources [PDF]
Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2020 Background: The presence of preanalytical errors is a recurring fact in all areas of healthcare that send samples to laboratories. Increasing the knowledge of possible sources of error in the preanalytical phase has been the objective of this group ...
Romero Adolfo +6 more
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Types and Frequency of Preanalytical Errors in Haematology Lab [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the frequency of the preanalytical errors occurring in a haematology laboratory. Material and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted by collecting and analyzing data in duration of one year in the ...
Shashi Upreti +4 more
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Preanalytical Errors in a Hematology Laboratory: An Experience from a Tertiary Care Center [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2023 Background: Laboratory errors arise at any stage of testing. Detecting these inaccuracies before results are revealed might delay diagnosis and treatment, causing patient distress.
Mohammad Shahid Iqbal +5 more
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Avoid Preanalytical Errors When Using Urine Biomarkers of Exposure [PDF]
Kidney International ReportsKristina Jakobsson +8 more
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Detection of preanalytical errors in arterial blood gas analysis. [PDF]
Biochem Med (Zagreb), 2022 Blood gas analysis (BGA) is an essential test used for years to provide vital information in critically ill patients. However, the instability of the blood gases is a problem. We aimed to evaluate time and temperature effects on blood gas stability. Arterial blood was collected from 20 patients into syringes.
Çuhadar S +3 more
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The rise in preanalytical errors during COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
Biochem Med (Zagreb), 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has posed several challenges to clinical laboratories across the globe. Amidst the outbreak, errors occurring in the preanalytical phase of sample collection, transport and processing, can further lead to undesirable clinical consequences.
Mukhopadhyay T +5 more
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Misidentification and other preanalytical errors [PDF]
Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2008 The largest number of laboratory errors occur in the preanalytical phase and are mainly due to educational and organizational reasons. The experience of our institution, as well as the results of an Italian interlaboratory effort to detect and reduce ...
Bonini Pierangelo +3 more
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Detecting Preanalytical Errors Using Quality Indicators in a Hematology Laboratory. [PDF]
Qual Manag Health Care, 2022 Background and Objectives: Monitoring laboratory performance continuously is crucial for recognizing errors and fostering further improvements in laboratory medicine. This study aimed to review the quality indicators (QIs) and describe the laboratory errors in the preanalytical phase of hematology testing in a clinical ...
Alshaghdali K +6 more
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The effects of education and training given to phlebotomists for reducing preanalytical errors [PDF]
Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2018 Background: The most common sources of error in the preanalytical phase are considered to be at the stage of patient preparation and sample collection.
Demet Arslan Fatma +6 more
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Analysis and actions after laboratory errors in a Chinese university hospital [PDF]
BMC Health Services ResearchBackground Diagnostic errors pose a critical threat to patient safety, heavily relying on accurate laboratory medicine. However, research specifically addressing laboratory errors (LEs) remains limited globally.
Ying Guo +3 more
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