Do panic values cause panic? Reporting of critical laboratory results in a tertiary hospital in Kenya

2022-04-27 health systems and quality improvement Title + abstract only

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Prompt communication of critical laboratory results is important for patient safety. Various standardisation bodies have proposed procedures for handling critical results, with notification parameters outlined. However, few studies exist in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) to document how critical results are handled. We tracked 12 types of laboratory tests over a three-week period in December 2018 and documented if and how critical test results were communicated, the time-frame for commu...

Do panic values cause panic? Reporting of critical laboratory results in a tertiary hospital in Kenya

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