Point-of-care testing in critical care: The clinician's point of view

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 931-934

  Casagranda, Ivo ^a  

^a SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

dyspnea; Emergency Department; patient management; point of care testing; risk stratification; turn around time

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL LABORATORY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; INTENSIVE CARE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; TURNAROUND TIME;

CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 77954240531     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2010.191     Document Type: Short Survey

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