Standard process-oriented workflow introduces pre-analytical error when used in large study sample batches
Clin Chem Lab Med
.
2018 Nov 27;56(12):e277-e279.
doi: 10.1515/cclm-2018-0295.
Authors
Brenda C T Kieboom
1
2
3
,
Ewout J Hoorn
2
,
Christian Ramakers
4
,
Frank J A van Rooij
1
,
M Arfan Ikram
1
,
Albert Hofman
1
,
Cornelia M van Duijn
1
,
Jan Heeringa
1
,
Robert Zietse
2
,
Robin P Peeters
2
,
Bruno H Stricker
3
5
,
Yolanda B de Rijke
4
Affiliations
1
Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
2
Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
3
Inspectorate of Health Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
4
Department of Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
5
Department of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
PMID:
29858899
DOI:
10.1515/cclm-2018-0295
No abstract available
Keywords:
pre-analytical errors; sample routing; study design; test-to-volume ratio.
Publication types
Letter
MeSH terms
Blood Chemical Analysis* / standards
Humans
Medical Errors*
Quality Control
Workflow*