Notification of biochemistry critical results and its clinical impact on outpatient care: experience in a Spanish tertiary hospital.

Javier Laguna Laura Macias-Muñoz José Luis Bedini Naira Rico Santana

Published in: Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (2021)

We demonstrate that CR communication in outpatients has a significant clinical impact. To increase the effectiveness of the CR reporting protocol, we propose to adjust alert thresholds according to pathology, department, and patient population.

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