The Effect of Point-of-Care Testing at Triage: An Observational Study in a Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia

INTRODUCTION: Prolonged waiting times during episodes of emergency department (ED) crowding are associated with poor outcomes. Point-of-care testing (POCT) at ED triage prior to physician evaluation may help identify critically ill patients. We studied the impact of ED POCT in a single ED with a hig...

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Autores principales: Abualenain, Jameel, Almarzouki, Ahd, Saimaldaher, Rawan, Zocchi, Mark S., Pines, Jesse M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2018
Materias:
International Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6123100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30202503
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2018.6.38217

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6123100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30202503
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2018.6.38217

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