Patient Safety emphasizes the reporting, analysis and prevention of medical errors that very often leads to adverse healthcare situations. 1 in 10 patients are impacted by medical errors. The WHO call
This book gives valuable insights into the features of effective and ineffective clinical handovers in a variety of common hospital context. It provides practical, accessible and relevant protocols an
Clinical laboratories must provide accurate test results to protect patient safety. Clinical laboratory samples frequently contain high amounts of bilirubin or lipemia. This book provides the empirica
A consultant surgeon in Wurzburg, Germany, Imhof explores the definition, incidence, causes, effects, and prevention of error in surgery. He covers principles of medical malpractice; errors, incidents
Blood transfusion immunologists at Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova set out the basics of immuno-hematology and analyze the process of transfusion, highlighting the most critical points and most exposed
Defined as red blood cell break down and the release of hemoglobin and intracellular contents into the plasma, hemolysis can seriously impact patient care as well as the laboratory's reputation throug
Sztefko (clinical biochemistry, Jagiellonian U., Poland) details concepts of basic immunochemistry and knowledge needed by physicians and laboratory professionals about immunoassay results due to inte
