Partial Thromboplastin Time: Accurate Measurement Through Evidence-Based Practice
| Autor: | Mary Reslink, Christine Chubeck, Gloria Gotskie, Janet Lindberg, Rebecca Snyder Brown, Darlene Landi, Kate Ross, Summer Drummond, Susan Siak, Leah Agostino |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Evidence-based practice Staff education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Phlebotomy medicine Humans General Environmental Science Venipuncture 030504 nursing medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Pennsylvania Venous access Blood draw Evidence-Based Practice 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Emergency medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences Partial Thromboplastin Time Root Cause Analysis 0305 other medical science business Institutional policy Partial thromboplastin time |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. 23:431-433 |
| ISSN: | 1538-067X 1092-1095 |
| DOI: | 10.1188/19.cjon.431-433 |
| Popis: | At the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Hillman Cancer Center, multiple occurrences of critically elevated partial thromboplastin time (PTT) levels drawn by central venous access devices (implantable ports) were determined to be inaccurate. Root cause analysis revealed the institutional policy and staff education for collection did not support peripheral venipuncture for coagulation panels. Peer-reviewed literature and case studies were evaluated by the evidence-based practice council, and the data revealed that PTT levels yielded incorrect results when drawn through an implantable port. This suggested that peripheral venipuncture might be preferable. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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