RT Generic
T1 Preanalytical errors: the professionals' perspective.
A1 Gómez-Salgado, Juan
A1 Romero, Adolfo
A1 Cobos, Andrés
A1 Caparrós, Isabel S
A1 Gómez-Fernández, José Antonio
A1 Domínguez, José Andrés
A1 Ruiz-Frutos, Carlos
K1 Healthcare management
K1 Opportunity and threats (SWOT)
K1 Patient safety
K1 Preanalytical errors
K1 Qualitative analysis
K1 Strengths
K1 Weakness
K1 Errores diagnósticos
K1 Manejo de especímenes
K1 Actitud del personal de salud
K1 Control de calidad
AB This study was aimed at understanding the perspective on preanalytical errors from the point of view of the professionals involved in the preanalytical process. A significantcontribution of their specialized knowledge and experience in day-to-day practice for identifying these kinds of mistakes, and their most frequent causes, was expected.It seems evident that weaknesses and threats are closely related to institutional organization aspects and the same is true for positive elements (strengths andopportunities). There is also an important appreciation of the staff’s implication. Staff´s opinions should be taken into account by institution managers, as they offer an approach that is different and complementary to the one traditionally applied, which is purely managerial andtherefore not sufficient. The results should be complemented with more updated information. Multidisciplinary cooperation must involve not only professionals from different fields but also with different roles, i.e., managers, in order to obtain results that can be used to improve healthcare, save costs and to guarantee patient’s safety. We will continue with this research line investigating the same questions among primary care staff, in order to assess “the other side of the coin” of this problem.
PB De Gruyter
SN 1434-6621
YR 2014
FD 2014-04
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2356
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2356
LA en
NO Gómez-Salgado J, Romero A, Cobos A, Caparrós IS, Gómez-Fernández JA, Domínguez JA, et al. Preanalytical errors: the professionals' perspective. Clin. Chem. Lab. Med.. 2014; 52(4):e53-5
DS RISalud
RD Apr 13, 2025