Use of predefined biochemical admission profiles does not reduce the number of tests or total cost: A randomized-controlled pilot study

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-45

  Pareek, Manan ^a   Haidl, Felix ^b   Folkestad, Lars ^a   Brabrand, Mikkel ^a  

^a ESBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

admission time; biochemical profiles; biochemical screening; predefined blood tests; routine admission tests; total cost

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84891864139     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32836437eb     Document Type: Article

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