Retrospective study showed that blood sampling errors risked children's well-being and safety in a Swedish paediatric tertiary care.

Henrik Hjelmgren Anna NilssonNina Andersson-PapadogiannakisCarina RitzmoBritt-Marie YggeBjörn Nordlund

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2018)

Samples with PAEs were frequently clotted and insufficiently filled, and the distribution of errors varied within working shifts and specific analyses. The overall quality control in paediatric blood sampling was barely acceptable.

Keyphrases

quality control
tertiary care
intensive care unit
emergency department
patient safety
adverse drug
young adults