Pneumatic Tube Delivery System for Blood Samples Reduces Turnaround Times Without Affecting Sample Quality

In this study, blood samples from ED patients that were delivered to the laboratory by a pneumatic tube delivery system and by a human courier were compared for timeliness and quality of results. We studied all consecutive measurements of serum hemoglobin and potassium ordered from 2 emergency depar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of emergency nursing 2006-04, Vol.32 (2), p.139-143
Hauptverfasser:	Fernandes, Christopher M.B., Worster, Andrew, Eva, Kevin, Hill, Stephen, McCallum, Catherine
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Blood Specimen Collection - instrumentation Blood Specimen Collection - methods Emergency Service, Hospital Equipment Design Hemoglobins - analysis Hemolysis Humans Laboratories, Hospital Nursing Ontario Potassium - blood Quality Assurance, Health Care Time Factors
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