2021
Clinical Laboratory Biosafety Gaps: Lessons Learned from Past Outbreaks Reveal a Path to a Safer Future
Cornish NE, Anderson NL, Arambula DG, Arduino MJ, Bryan A, Burton NC, Chen B, Dickson BA, Giri JG, Griffith NK, Pentella MA, Salerno RM, Sandhu P, Snyder JW, Tormey CA, Wagar EA, Weirich EG, Campbell S. Clinical Laboratory Biosafety Gaps: Lessons Learned from Past Outbreaks Reveal a Path to a Safer Future. Clinical Microbiology Reviews 2021, 34: 10.1128/cmr.00126-18. PMID: 34105993, PMCID: PMC8262806, DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00126-18.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsClinical laboratoriesPatient specimensPersonal protective equipmentHospital clinical laboratoriesPatient deathInfectious disease outbreaksInfectious agentsReliable laboratory testingBiocontainment unitPatient careTest utilizationOngoing outbreakProtective equipmentClinical laboratory professionalsAnatomic pathologySpecimen collectionEbola outbreakPublic healthLaboratory professionalsImportance of biosafetyPast outbreaksOutbreakLaboratory testingDisease outbreaksCompetency assessment
2020
The Development and Implementation of a Novel Electronic Consult System by a Laboratory Medicine Service: Experience From the First 2 Years of Use
Stendahl K, Siddon AJ, Peaper DR, Hauser RG, Campbell S, Tormey CA. The Development and Implementation of a Novel Electronic Consult System by a Laboratory Medicine Service: Experience From the First 2 Years of Use. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2020, 145: 75-81. PMID: 33367659, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0267-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-consultsMedicine serviceLaboratory medicine servicesConsult systemPeripheral blood smear reviewE-consult implementationMajority of consultsType of consultBlood smear reviewHematology/oncologyMedian turnaround timeHealth care facilitiesPrimary careMedical recordsProvider communicationClinical impactResident reviewCare facilitiesSmear reviewTest utilizationPathologist reviewYears of useBlood bankConsultsUtilization trends