title: Error rates during blood collection in emergency departments and outpatient clinics: Results of a prospective multicenter study.
authors.affiliation: U.O. Diagnostica Ematochimica, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy. Electronic address: glippi@ao.pr.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lippi
authors.affiliation: Struttura Semplice Dipartimentale Qualità, Dipartimento Laboratorio e Servizi, APSS, Trento, Italy.
authors.forename: Iole
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Caola
authors.affiliation: U.O. Pronto Soccorso e Medicina D'Urgenza, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cervellin
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina di Laboratorio, Azienda Ospedaliera, Desenzano del Garda (BS), Italy.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Milanesi
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Patologia Clinica, Dipartimento di Medicina di Laboratorio, AOSMA, Pordenone, Italy.
authors.forename: Margherita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morandini
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Chimica Clinica ed Ematologia, Ospedale S. Bortolo, Vicenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Giavarina
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital; D018962:Phlebotomy / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011786:Quality Control; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Hemolysis; Preanalytical variability; Unsuitable samples; Venous blood collection