Error tracking in a clinical biochemistry laboratory.

Pal Bela Szecsi; Lars Ødum

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Error tracking in a clinical biochemistry laboratory.

November 11, 2009

Szecsi PB, Ødum L. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2009;47(10).

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This study analyzed nearly 1200 laboratory errors through a systematic tracking approach and found that more than 80% were due to human error.

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