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...
| Published in: | Clinical Laboratory Science Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 219 - 225 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
Fall2008
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