Prevalence of unnecessary laboratory tests and related avoidable costs in intensive care unit

• Main Authors: Anderson Magalhães Oliveira (Author), Marcio Vasconcelos Oliveira (Author), Claudio Lima Souza (Author)
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• Udgivet: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction:Because of the increase in diagnostic resources, laboratory tests have become an essential tool in diagnostic elucidation. Therefore, we observe an increase in the number of tests request.Objectives:To determine the prevalence of laboratory tests requests by the intensive care unit (ICU...