I support this completely, having just dealt with an incident of a child
with an admission K+ of 8.1 and Ca of 1.4 which turned out to be EDTA
contamination of the biochem sample caused by poor collection technique.
Mike
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Sent: 19 December 2008 14:28
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Subject: Haemolysis
May I have another bite at this cherry, particularly in the light of
'our long awaited Christmas box' from the DH. I feel very strongly it
would improve the Quality of our services if we could ensure that
samples were drawn by individuals with proven competency in this area,
according to approved guidelines. Where this demonstrably fails, (ie
when we find samples with high hemolysis indices), a register of the
occurrence and league table of the offenders could be kept and
additional training provided, (at least). The inconvenience, worry,
waste and expense caused by bad venepuncture justifys delaying a request
for analysis until a competent phlebotomist is available. Perhaps the
new skill-mix could include more skilled blood collection practitioners,
Merry Christmas.
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