How useful are delta checks in the 21st century? A stochastic-dynamic model of specimen mix-up and detection

Introduction: Delta checks use two specimen test results taken in succession in order to detect test result changes greater than expected physiological variation. One of the most common and serious errors detected by delta checks is specimen mix-up errors. The positive and negative predictive values...

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Main Authors: Katie Ovens, Christopher Naugler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Pathology Informatics
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Online Access:http://www.jpathinformatics.org/article.asp?issn=2153-3539;year=2012;volume=3;issue=1;spage=5;epage=5;aulast=Ovens