Specimen labeling errors in surgical pathology: an 18-month experience.

Lester J. Layfield; Gina M. Anderson

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Specimen labeling errors in surgical pathology: an 18-month experience.

October 27, 2010

Layfield LJ, Anderson GM. Am J Clin Pathol. 2010;134(3):466-70.

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Specimen labeling errors, most frequently involving labeling specimens with the wrong patient's name, occurred in 0.25% of cases at an academic medical center.

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