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ISSN print: 0393 – 0564
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BC: Articoli scritti da A. Ferrari

A multicentre observational study evaluating the effectiveness of a phlebotomy check-list in reducing preanalytical errors
<p>Several preanalytical errors are attributable to inappropriate or poorly standardized activities during the venous blood&nbsp;collection. We designed a multicenter observational study to establish whether the implementation of a phlebotomy&nbsp;check-list in 7 phlebotomy centers and 4 emergency departments is effective in reducing the rate of preanalytical&nbsp;errors related to the blood drawing. The investigation was divided in two 3-month periods during which 5 common&nbsp;preanalytical errors were systematically recorded. After the introduction of the phlebotomy check-list, the rate of&nbsp;preanalytical errors was significantly decreased in phlebotomy centers (0.04% vs. 0.05%, P=0.001), but remained&nbsp;unchanged in emergency departments (0.83% vs. 0.82%, P=0.84). A significant decrease was achieved for sample&nbsp;identification errors and clotted specimens in phlebotomy centers and emergency departments, whereas a significant<br />reduction in hemolysis was noticed only in phlebotomy centers. The rate of inappropriate filling and wrong containers&nbsp;remained unchanged. The results obtained in this study show that the introduction of a phlebotomy check-list may&nbsp;help in reducing preanalytical errors related to misidentification and undue clotting.</p>
Biochimica Clinica ; 39(6) 559-562
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