Specimen rejection in laboratory medicine: Necessary for patient safety?
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Specimen rejection in laboratory medicine: Necessary for patient safety?
INTRODUCTION The emergency laboratory in Hacettepe University Hospitals receives specimens from emergency departments (EDs), inpatient services and intensive care units (ICUs). The samples are accepted according to the rejection criteria of the laboratory. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the sample rejection ratios according to the types of pre-preanalytical errors and collection areas. M...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochemia Medica
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1846-7482
DOI: 10.11613/bm.2015.037