Challenges with communication of critical laboratory results in a resource-limited setting in South Africa
The study adds to the evidence of challenges experienced with communicating critical results to clinicians which could impact patient care. This is especially true in resource-limited settings; clinicians need to be made aware of the importance of these results, and communication modes need to be improved.
Authors
- Annalise E. Zemlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7621-4679)
- Elsie C. Kruger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0312-5189)
- Ameerah Davids (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5657-3647)
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v13i1.2457
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.33
Funders
- Universiteit Stellenbosch
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney