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This article is a systematic review of the effectiveness of three practices for reducing blood culture contamination rates: venipuncture, phlebotomy teams, and prepackaged preparation/collection (prep) kits.The CDC-funded Laboratory Medicine Best Practices Initiative systematic review methods for quality improvement practices were used.Studies included as evidence were: 9 venipuncture (vs. versus...
This is the first systematic review of the effectiveness of barcoding practices for reducing patient specimen and laboratory testing identification errors.The CDC-funded Laboratory Medicine Best Practices Initiative systematic review methods for quality improvement practices were used.A total of 17 observational studies reporting on barcoding systems are included in the body of evidence; 10 for patient...
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