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Reducing unnecessary diagnostic phlebotomy in intensive care: a prospective quality improvement intervention

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  • Thomas Bodley Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Olga Levi Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto-St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Medical Surgical Intensive Care, Unity Health Toronto-St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Maverick Chan Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto-St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Division of Hematology/Oncology, Unity Health Toronto-St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jan O Friedrich Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Critical Care and Medicine Departments, Unity Health Toronto-St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Lisa K Hicks Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto-St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Division of Hematology/Oncology, Unity Health Toronto-St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Thomas Bodley, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; thomas.bodley{at}mail.utoronto.ca
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Bodley T, Levi O, Chan M, et al
Reducing unnecessary diagnostic phlebotomy in intensive care: a prospective quality improvement intervention
BMJ Quality & Safety 2023;32:485-494.

Publication history

  • Received July 13, 2022
  • Accepted December 23, 2022
  • First published January 19, 2023.
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July 19, 2023

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