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Diagnostics
Near-miss intern errors in lab test requests peak in first month and after 12 work hours
December 29th, 2005
Near-miss intern errors regarding laboratory blood test requests are most frequent in the first month and after 12 or more work hours. "Human errors have proven to be one of the most formidable patient care challenges in acute hospital setting," according to physicians in China, who examined the "at-risk period for near-miss errors in laboratory blood test requests" at "an acute medical hospital." In a "retrospective analysis," K.M. Chow and coauthors at the Chinese University of Hong Kong "reviewed the database of voluntary reports for near-miss errors for laboratory blood test requests by 104 medical residents in their first postgraduate year...
Source: Blood Weekly (2005-12-29)
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