Patient identification errors: the detective in the laboratory.

Maria Salinas; Maite López-Garrigós; Rosa Lillo; Mercedes Gutiérrez; Javier Lugo; Carlos Leiva-Salinas

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Patient identification errors: the detective in the laboratory.

January 22, 2014

Salinas M, López-Garrigós M, Lillo R, et al. Clin Biochem. 2013;46(16-17):1767-9.

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Although electronic test ordering resulted in fewer patient identification errors in a clinical laboratory, significant variability in error rates between centers remained, emphasizing the continued effect of human behavior on interventions.

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