Adding automation and independent dual verification to reduce wrong blood in tube (WBIT) events.

Michael Passwater; Y Monique Huggins; Elaine D Delvo Favre; Faisal Mukhtar; J Peter R Pelletier

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Adding automation and independent dual verification to reduce wrong blood in tube (WBIT) events.

September 28, 2022

Passwater M, Huggins YM, Delvo Favre ED, et al. Am J Clin Pathol. 2022;158(2):212-215.

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Wrong blood in tube (WBIT) errors are rare but can lead to complications. One hospital implemented a quality improvement project to reduce WBIT errors with electronic patient identification, manual independent dual verification, and staff education. WBIT errors were significantly reduced and sustained over six years.

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