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Errors in a Stat Laboratory: Types and Frequencies 10 Years Later
Clinical Chemistry · 2007 · Vol. 53(7) · pp. 1338–1342
Paolo Carraro✉(Azienda Ospedale - Università Padova)Mario Plebani
Abstract
During the last decade the error rates in our stat laboratory have been reduced significantly. As demonstrated by the distribution pattern, the pre- and postanalytical steps still have the highest error prevalences, but changes have occurred in the types and frequencies of errors in these phases of testing.
Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsMedical laboratoryMedicineStatisticsEmergency medicineMedical emergencyMedical physicsMathematicsPathology
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Hospital DepartmentsHumansLaboratories, HospitalQuality ControlMedical ErrorsClinical Chemistry Tests
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