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Comparison of the use of comprehensive point-of-care test panel to conventional laboratory process in emergency department

BACKGROUND: In this study, we hypothesized that point of care testing (POCT) would reduce length of stay (LOS) in emergency department (ED) when compared to central laboratory testing and be a factor in patient discharge destination. METHODS: A single centre observational study was performed in ED n...

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Autores principales: Kankaanpää, Meri, Holma-Eriksson, Marika, Kapanen, Sami, Heitto, Merja, Bergström, Sari, Muukkonen, Leila, Harjola, Veli-Pekka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6245706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30453888
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-018-0198-x