Safety Articles
Laboratory practices to mitigate biohazard risksduring the COVID-19 outbreak: an IFCC global survey. TP Loh, et al. Clinical Chemistry and Lab Medicine2020.
Blood sampling guidelines with focus on patient safety and identification - a review. M. Cornes et al. Diagnosis 2019.
Medical Error, Disclosure and Patient Safety: A Global View of Quality Care. J. Kalra, N. Kalra, N, Baniak. Clinical Biochemistry 2013.
Role of a Quality Management System in Improving Patient Safety - Laboratory Aspects. L. Allen Clinical Biochemistry 2013.
Second generation collection set reduces needlestick injuries. Butler C. Canadian Healthcare Network 2012.
Quality indicators in laboratory medicine: A fundamental tool for quality and patient safety. Plebani M et al. Clinical Biochemistry 2012.
A trend analysis of quality indicators of patient safety in the clinical laboratory over 21 months. Agarwal R, Chaturvedi S, et al. Lab Medicine 2012.
Butterfly needles reduce the incidence of nerve injury during phlebotomy. Ohnishi H, Watanabe M. Archives of Pathology and Lab Medicine 2012.
Percutaneous injuries before and after the needlestick safety and prevention act. New England Journal of Medicine 2012.
Barcode specimen collection improves patient safety. Trask L. Medical Laboratory Observer 2012.
Conventional and sharp safety devices in 6 hospitals in British Columbia, Canada. Stringer B, Astrakianakis G, Haines T, Kamsteeg K. American Journal of Infection Control 2011.
Working in harm's way? Understanding sharps safety compliance. Stoker R. Managing Infection Control 2008.
Do protective devices prevent needlestick injuries among health care workers? Orenstein R, Reynolds L, Karabaic M, Lamb A, et al. American Journal of Infection Control 1995.
