Federal regulations require all clinical blood specimens (tubes, containers) be labeled with the patient's full name (spelled correctly), sample date, and phlebotomist's initials. If these ...

An estimated 14 billion laboratory tests are ordered annually in the U.S., on top of more than 1 billon COVID-19 tests during the pandemic. With such a large volume of specimens to test and ...

Steripath® Initial Specimen Diversion Device®, a clinically proven solution, enables hospitals to meet the new goal of 1% blood culture contamination as published in CLSI's M47 Principles and ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the global automated blood tube labeler and specimen transport box market, and the market is poised to grow by USD 94.57 million during 2020 ...

The rate of hemolysis of blood specimens is influenced by patient type (ie. 10-12% emergency patients; 1.5-2% medical wards) and whether laboratory trained phlebotomists ...

The U.S. health regulator said on Wednesday it was expanding the medical device shortage list to include all blood specimen collection tubes due to supply challenges led by an increase in demand ...