RT Journal Article
T1 Costs analysis of a training intervention for the reduction of preanalytical errors in primary care samples
A1 Romero-Ruiz, Adolfo
A1 Gómez-Salgado, Juan
A1 Romero-Arana, Adolfo
A1 Ortega-Moreno, Mónica
A1 Jódar-Sánchez, Francisco
A1 Ruiz-Frutos, Carlos
K1 Errores de diagnóstico
K1 Asistencia sanitaria - Aspectos económicos
AB To perform a cost-error analysis based on a quasi-experimental pre-post study of the preanalytical errors in 2hospital laboratories. The real cost and theoretical cost are defined as the cost resulting from errors with or without the trainingintervention. The real impact associated to the training program was estimated, calculated as the total associated to the preanalyticalerrors cost difference. The costs were measured using Andalusian Public Health Service fees. Cost analysis of an educationalintervention presented in a previous study from 2017. Preanalytical errors were detected in the laboratories of the University HospitalVirgen de la Victoria (Málaga, Spain) and in the University Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez (Huelva, Spain).Methods: The founded errors were divided into blood and urine samples. Univariate sensitivity analysis was used to assess howparameter uncertainty impacted on overall results. Variations of parameters between 0% and 5% were substituted into the basecase.Results: The real impact associated with educational intervention in LAB1 was an increase of €16,961.378, and the expectedimpact was an increase €78,745.27 (difference of €61,783.9). In LAB2, the real impact in the same period amounted to €260,195.37,and the expected impact was €193,905.83 (difference of  €66,289.54). The results were different in the 2 laboratories, proving theintervention in only one of them to be more effective.Conclusions: Costs analysis determined that this training intervention can provide saves in the costs, as the effectiveness of theeducational sessions in reducing preanalytical errors currently results in a significant decrease of the costs associated with theseerrors.
PB Lippincott
YR 2020
FD 2020-06-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/29215
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/29215
LA eng
NO Romero, A., Gómez-Salgado, J., Romero-Arana, A., Ortega-Moreno, M., Jódar-Sánchez, F., & Ruiz-Frutos, C. (2020). Costs analysis of a training intervention for the reduction of preanalytical errors in primary care samples. Medicine, 99(31).
NO Fundación Progreso y Salud (FPS0509/14)
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026