Repetition of biochemistry tests in a laboratory of public hospital in southwest of Bahia, Brazil, and associated cost

ABSTRACT Introduction: Test repetitions are an age-old practice common to clinical laboratories used primarily for confirmation of results. However, knowing the history of patients, the repetitions become avoidable. They impair the time to release results, increase input consumption, and cost of se...

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Main Authors: Márlon S. P. Rodrigues, Claudio L. Souza, Márcio V. Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2017-08-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442017000400233&tlng=en