Point of care testing: randomised controlled trial of clinical outcome
AUTOR(ES)
Kendall, Jason
FONTE
British Medical Journal
RESUMO
Objectives: To describe the proportion of patients attending an accident and emergency department for whom blood analysis at the point of care brought about a change in management; to measure the extent to which point of care testing resulted in differences in clinical outcome for these patients when compared with patients whose samples were tested by the hospital laboratory.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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