Interventions to improve appropriateness of laboratory testing in the intensive care unit: a narrative review

L Devis, E Catry, PM Honore, A Mansour, G Lippi… - Annals of intensive …, 2024 - Springer
Healthcare expenses are increasing, as is the utilization of laboratory resources. Despite
this, between 20% and 40% of requested tests are deemed inappropriate. Improper use of …

Routine versus on-demand blood sampling in critically ill patients: A systematic review

CJS Hjortsø, MH Møller, A Perner… - Critical Care …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to provide an overview of the current evidence on routine versus
on-demand blood sampling in critical care. We assessed the reported proportion of patients …

[PDF][PDF] Improving laboratory test ordering can reduce costs in surgical wards

D Giordano, M Zasa, C Iaccarino, V Vincenti… - Acta …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Background and Aim Laboratory blood tests for hospitalized patients are often overused.
Excessive costs and no proof of benefit suggest re-evaluating the current approach to …

Implementation of TQM in Healthcare Laboratory Services: Shifting from Compliance Towards a Systems Quality Improvement Approach

BO Owino - 2023 - search.proquest.com
This thesis explores quality improvement (QI) by providing insights into real-world laboratory
problems and then suggests temporal and contextual change interventions. The laboratory …

[DOC][DOC] Routine vs. on-demand blood sampling in critically ill patients: a systematic review

CJS Hjortsø, MH Møller, A Perner, AC Brøchner - cdn-links.lww.com
Routine vs. on-demand blood sampling in critically ill patients: a systematic review Carl JS
Hjortsø, Morten H. Møller, Anders Perner, Anne C. Brøchner Supplemental digital content This …

Labordiagnostik in der Intensivmedizin

HG Bone, J Freyhoff, P Reinhard - Intensivmedizin up2date, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
In den seltensten Fällen kann mit einem einzelnen Laborwert eine intensivmedizinische
Diagnose gestellt werden. In der Regel ist ein einzelner Laborwert nur ein kleines …