PRE04 | Handling, Transport, Processing, and Storage of Blood Specimens for Routine Laboratory Examinations, 1st Edition
This guideline includes criteria for assessing blood specimen quality and acceptability.
Preexamination Processes | Standards
A robust pre-examination process in the clinical laboratory is pivotal to ensuring exceptional patient care and accurate and reliable test results. CLSI's comprehensive pre-examination process standards are accessible and user-friendly resources that show you step-by-step how to implement pre-examination processes. Topics include proper handling of laboratory specimens, appropriate patient identification, establishment of clear protocols for test requisition and specimen collection, and more. With CLSI's pre-examination process standards, your laboratory can ensure patient safety and the overall quality of diagnostic outcomes.