| Literature DB >> 20512048 |
Judy E Brown1, Nancy Smith, Beth R Sherfy.
Abstract
Mislabeling of laboratory samples has been found to be a high-risk issue in acute care hospitals. The goal of this study was to decrease mislabeled blood specimens. In the first year after the implementation of a positive patient identification system using barcoding and computer technology, the number of labeling errors decreased from 103 to 8 per year. The outcome was clinically and statistically significant (P < .001).Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 20512048 DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181e4e6dd
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nurs Care Qual ISSN: 1057-3631 Impact factor: 1.597