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Reducing the number of unnecessary liver function tests requested on the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

Between January and October 2014, Great Ormond Street Hospital Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) was spending an average £23,392 on blood tests per month. Blood tests should be requested based on previous results and the patient's clinical condition, medication and nutritional status. Howev...

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Autores principales:	Sinitsky, Lynn, Brierley, Joe
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	British Publishing Group 2017
Materias:	BMJ Quality Improvement Programme
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5483531/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28674611 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjquality.u214071.w5561

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