Assessing performance of i-STAT at the point of care in the emergency room

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 157-161

  Yeo, Chin Pin ^a   Ngo, Adeline ^a   Ng, Wai Yoong ^a   Lim, Swee Han ^a   Jacob, Edward ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Competency; Evaluation; Near patient testing

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UREA;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EMERGENCY WARD; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; I STAT HANDHELD ANALYSER; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT REPEATABILITY; PH; PHYSICIAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84877737315     PISSN: 20101058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/201010581102000304     Document Type: Article

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