Repeat Laboratory Testing on Inpatients

Potentially inappropriate repeat laboratory testing in inpatients.

Repeat testing of critical laboratory test results.

To the Editor.—Recent literature has explored the value of repeat testing of alert or critical laboratory test results, as illustrated in the article by Toll et al. Using a large data set for selected tests, that article makes the point that repeat testing is rarely of value. All too often, laboratories retest results that are considered ‘‘critical’’ because of a purely emotional desire to avoi...

Population-based study of repeat laboratory testing.

BACKGROUND Test repetition could be a readily modifiable component of laboratory utilization. Laboratory test repetition has not been rigorously studied at a population-based level. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of, and charges associated with, repetition of eight common laboratory tests. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study using high-quality, population-based clinica...

Does routine repeat testing of critical laboratory values improve their accuracy?

  Background: Routine repeat testing of critical laboratory values is very common these days to increase their accuracy and to avoid reporting false or infeasible results. We figure that repeat testing of critical laboratory values has any benefits or not.   Methods : We examined 2233 repeated critical laboratory values in 13 different hematology and chemistry tests including: hemoglobin, white...

does routine repeat testing of critical laboratory values improve their accuracy?

background: routine repeat testing of critical laboratory values is very common these days to increase their accuracy and to avoid reporting false or infeasible results. we figure that repeat testing of critical laboratory values has any benefits or not.   methods : we examined 2233 repeated critical laboratory values in 13 different hematology and chemistry tests including: hemoglobin, white b...