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This podcast highlights the problems that occur with mislabeled specimens.

Sandhu, P., Bandyopadhyay, K., Ernst, D. J., Hunt, W., Taylor, T. H., Jr, Birch, R., Krolak, J., & Geaghan, S. (2017). Effectiveness of Laboratory Practices to Reducing Patient Misidentification Due to Specimen Labeling Errors at the Time of Specimen Collection in Healthcare Settings: LMBP™ Systematic Review. The journal of applied laboratory medicine, 2(2), 244–258. https://doi.org/10.1373/jalm.2017.023762

Montgomery, V. L., & Hudson, R. W. (2021). Reaching for Zero: Eliminating Mislabeled Specimens. Pediatric Quality & Safety, 6(Suppl 1 ), e445. https://doi.org/10.1097/pq9.0000000000000445

Gina Yanni, Vicki Ematat, Bonnie Bowsman, Leslie A. Laam, Utilizing Clinical Microsystems to Improve Mislabeled Specimen Occurrences in the Emergency Department, Journal of Emergency Nursing, Volume 49, Issue 5, 2023, Pages 694-702, ISSN 0099-1767, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2023.04.011.

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References:

Kline-Tilford, A. M., & Haut, C. (2020). Cases in pediatric acute care: Strengthening clinical decision making. Wiley-Blackwell.

Additional Resources:

PICU Essentials on the App Store (apple.com)

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