Point of care technology or standard laboratory service in an emergency department: Is there a difference in time to action? A randomised trial

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Mogensen, Christian B ^a   Borch, Anders ^a   Brandslund, Ivan ^b  

^a KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; INFECTION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; APPENDICITIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DENMARK; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTION; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 80052571316     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-19-49     Document Type: Article

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