Publications

Slow clinical escalation is an established source of patient deterioration, but there is limited literature investigating the structure of escalation on the basis of granular, timestamp-based information. To clarify the relevance of the workflow led by Patient Care Technician (PCT) and decide the effectiveness of the new system, it is crucial to comprehend whether the delay of escalation affects the following undesirable occurrences or not.

The typical pre-analytic errors that may be encountered in the clinical laboratory, which affect the validity of diagnostic findings and add to the overall healthcare expenses include phlebotomy redraws and hemolysis. The current study investigates the effect of pre-analytic checklists on the decrease of the rate of phlebotomy redraws and hemolysis in a hospital laboratory.