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Effect of training on improvement in the preanalytical errors in venous blood sampling at a tertiary care center

MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences
Background Preanalytical phase of laboratory testing is defined as that which includes clinician’s request for examination, patient preparation, sample collection, and transportation of specimen to the laboratory.
Sayema Sadiq Subhan, R. D. Malathi, Mohd Iqbal Ahmed   +2 more
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Laboratory evaluation of thyroid function: Dilemmas and pitfalls

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2016
Among all endocrine disorders, thyroid dysfunction is possibly most common endocrine disorder barring obesity. This implies that thyroid function tests (TFT) are routinely ordered for laboratory test for its evaluation.
M K Garg, Namita Mahalle, K.V. S. Hari Kumar   +2 more
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Pre-analytical workstations as a tool for reducing laboratory errors [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2010
Reducing errors and improving quality are an integral part of Laboratory Medicine. Laboratory testing, a highly complex process commonly called the total testing process (TTP), is usually subdivided into three traditional (pre-, intra-, and post ...
Da Rin Giorgio
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Basic Laboratory Training Program: A Tool to Reduce the Laboratory Errors and Improving Patient Safety [PDF]

Indian Journal of Medical Biochemistry
Aim and objectives: Medical and laboratory errors can be caused by many reasons, including inadequate training of the staff members, communication problems, improper sample identification, and unawareness of various quality indicators.
Gayathri Ponnusamy, VG Karpaghavalli
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Hematology point of care testing and laboratory errors: an example of multidisciplinary management at a children's hospital in northeast Italy

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2014
Sergio Parco, Patrizia Visconti, Fulvia Vascotto Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Trieste, Italy Abstract: Involvement of health personnel in a medical audit can reduce the number of errors in laboratory medicine. The checked control of point of
Parco S, Visconti P, Vascotto F
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Analysis of preanalytical errors in a clinical chemistry laboratory: A 2-year study. [PDF]

Medicine (Baltimore), 2022
Alcantara JC, Alharbi B, Almotairi Y, Alam MJ, Muddathir ARM, Alshaghdali K.   +5 more
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An Overview of Complete Blood Count Sample Rejection Rates in a Clinical Hematology Laboratory Due to Various Preanalytical Errors. [PDF]

Cureus, 2023
Noor T, Imran A, Raza H, Umer S, Malik NA, Chughtai AS.   +5 more
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Another perspective on reducing preanalytical errors - nurse education

Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, 2015
Background: The preanalytical phase shows the highest prevalence of errors in laboratory diagnostics. In Croatia, nurses present an important bond between patients and the laboratory since they perform blood sampling in hospital wards and primary care dispensaries.
Perović, Antonija, Njire Bratičević, Marina   +1 more
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Impact and frequency of IV fluid contamination on basic metabolic panel results using quality metrics

Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Clinical laboratories invest substantial time and resources to mitigate measurement error but potential errors during the preanalytical phase of testing are not subjected to the same level of scrutiny. Herein, we assess the proportions of intravenous (IV)
Spies Nicholas C., Farnsworth Christopher W.   +1 more
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Awareness and knowledge levels of patients regarding pre-analytical errors

Türk Biyokimya Dergisi
Efforts to minimize pre-analytical errors remain significant in laboratory procedures. However, the existing literature has not thoroughly explored the awareness of errors that could influence the process before patients submit samples, and there is yet ...
Avci Esin, Yeşildağ Demir Sena, Akdeniz Burak, Topcu Neziye, Burak Dağaşan Ahmet, Şenol Hande   +5 more
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