Practical aspects of the use of FMEA tool in clinical laboratory risk management

INTRODUCTION: This paper presents the failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) tool in a clinical laboratory through the introduction of new technology for blood gas and serum ionized calcium in multi-parameter analyzers such as Point of Care Testing (POCT). OBJECTIVE: To present FMEA as a tool for...

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Main Authors: Maria Elizabete Mendes, Pérsio de Almeida Rezende Ebner, Paschoalina Romano, Maurílio Pacheco Neto, Alexandre Sant’anna, Nairo Massakazu Sumita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2013-06-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442013000300004&lng=en&tlng=en