Blood Bank Safety Practices: Mislabeled Samples and Wrong Blood in Tube—A Q-Probes Analysis of 122 Clinical Laboratories

Abstract

The rates of mislabeled samples and wrong blood in tube for US participants in this study were comparable to those reported for most European countries. The survey of patient identification and sample labeling practices and sample acceptance policies for ABO typing samples revealed both practice uniformity and variability as well as significant opportunity for improvement.