Potential preanalytical and analytical vulnerabilities in the laboratory diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). | PSNet

Potential preanalytical and analytical vulnerabilities in the laboratory diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). | PSNet

Highlights From AHRQ’s Patient Safety Network

AHRQ’s Patient Safety Network (PSNet) highlights journal articles, books and tools related to patient safety. Articles featured this week include:

• Pain management best practices from multispecialty organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic and public health crises
• Prevalence of harmful diagnostic errors in hospitalised adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Potential preanalytical and analytical vulnerabilities in the laboratory diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

PSNet has also posted a new issue of WebM&M (Morbidity and Mortality Rounds on the Web), which features expert analysis on medical errors. The three new cases in this issue explore Implicit Biases, Interprofessional Communication, and Power Dynamics; Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection; and Complications of ECMO During Transport.