Direct costs of blood drawings with pre-analytical errors in tertiary paediatric hospital care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blood drawings is a common hospital procedure involving laboratory and clinical disciplines that is important for the diagnosis and management of illnesses in children. Blood drawings with pre-analytical error (PAE) can lead to increased costs for hospitals and healthcare organisations. The direct cost of blood drawings after a PAE is not fully understood in paediatric hospital care.

Aim

The aim of this study was to estimate the average direct cost of PAE per year and per 10,000 blood drawings in tertiary paediatric care.

Methods

A cost analysis using a bottom-up approach was conducted on the basis of combined information from the hospital's laboratory register for the period 2013-2014 and clinical in-ward observations at a tertiary children's referral hosp

SUBMITTER: Hjelmgren H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10456202 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature