Ana-Maria Simundic, Karin Bölenius, Janne Cadamuro, Stephen Church, Michael P Cornes, Edmée C van Dongen-Lases, Pinar Eker, Tanja Erdeljanovic, Kjell Grankvist, Joao Tiago Guimaraes, Roger Hoke, Mercedes Ibarz, Helene Ivanov, Svetlana Kovalevskaya, Gunn B B Kristensen, Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Alexander von Meyer, Mads Nybo, Barbara De la Salle, Christa Seipelt, Zorica Sumarac, Pieter Vermeersch
This document provides a joint recommendation for venous blood sampling of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE) and Latin American Working Group for Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE-LATAM) of the Latin America Confederation of Clinical Biochemistry (COLABIOCLI). It offers guidance on the requirements for ensuring that blood collection is a safe and patient-centered procedure and provides practical guidance on how to successfully overcome potential barriers and obstacles to its widespread implementation...
November 27, 2018: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine: CCLM