Effect of troponin i point-of-care testing on emergency department throughput measures and staff satisfaction

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 270-277

  Koehler, Jeanniline ^a   Flarity, Kathleen ^a   Hertner, George ^a   Aker, Judy ^a   Stout, John Patrick ^a   Gifford, Marilyn ^a   Campbell, Bruce ^a  

^a MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

door to troponin result time; emergency department (ED); length of stay (LOS); point of care (POC) testing; staff satisfaction; troponin (cTnI); turnaround time (TAT)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882266169     PISSN: 19314485     EISSN: 19314493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TME.0b013e31829d2048     Document Type: Article

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