A quality improvement cycle: hemolyzed specimens in the emergency department.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the cause of and possible solution for an excessive number of hemolyzed specimens received from the emergency department (ED) of a large medical center. DESIGN: The clinical laboratory staff collected data on hemolyzed specimens for all departments of the medical center. The...

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Publicado en:Clinical Laboratory Science Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 219 - 225
Autores principales: Pretlow L, Gandy T, Leibach EK, Russell B, Kraj B
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Fall2008
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