Observational Assessment of Pre-Analytical Errors in Request Format and Phlebotomy Practice in Hematology Tests at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia

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Table 1 Pattern of Pre-Analytical Errors Related to Laboratory Request Forms for Hematological Tests

No	Pre-Analytical Errors	Frequency	Percentage (%)
1	Full patient name of the patient written	393	100
2	Age of the patient not written	10	2.5
3	Address of the patient not written	393	100
4	Gender of the patient not written	15	3.8
5	Hospital ID not written	25	6.4
6	Clinician’s name and signature not written	286	72.8
7	Clinical diagnosis not written	299	76.08
8	Specimen collection time not written	393	100

Figure 1 The frequency of pre-analytical errors in phlebotomy practice for Hematology laboratory tests.