OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of three alternative
structural configurations for inpatient phlebotomy. It was hypothesized that decentralized …

Laboratory testing is an integral part of the decision-making process, and results of
laboratory testing often strongly influence medical diagnoses and therapies. There is a long …

▶ Objective–To demonstrate variations in phlebotomy techniques in an outpatient
environment and to estimate their prevalence.▶ Design and Setting–A quality improvement …

Defining, analyzing, and changing macro-and micro-processes has become almost a
routine part of the TQM efforts of many laboratories as they strive to improve service and …

Background Patient satisfaction in outpatient phlebotomy settings typically depends on wait
time and venipuncture experience, and many patients equate their experiences with their …

For each patient, laboratories usually collect more blood than is needed for specific
determinations. We reviewed the amount of blood collected for laboratory measurements for …

Objective: Blood collection is a critical part of the preanalytical phase of laboratory testing.
Only a few procedures are evaluable for detecting errors in this non-automatic activity …

Sažetak Phlebotomy is often addressed as a crucial process in the pre-analytical phase, in
which a large part of laboratory errors take place, but to date there is not yet a consolidated …

Objectives The objective was to test the hypothesis that exclusive use of butterfly needles for
phlebotomy, compared with sample collection via intravenous (IV) catheter, will reduce rates …

Context.—The timely availability of inpatient test results is a key to physician satisfaction with
the clinical laboratory, and in an institution with a phlebotomy service may depend on the …