Decreasing troponin turnaround time in the emergency department using the central laboratory: A process improvement study

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 4-5, 2015, Pages 308-312

  Boelstler, Arlene M ^a   Rowland, Ralph ^a   Theoret, Jennifer ^a   Takla, Robert B ^a,b   Szpunar, Susan ^a   Patel, Shraddha P ^a   Lowry, Andrew M ^a   Pena, Margarita E ^a,b  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central laboratory; Emergency department; Process improvement; Troponin; Turnaround time

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; TURNAROUND TIME; WORKFLOW; BLOOD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRENDS;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LENGTH OF STAY; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TROPONIN; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84925502058     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.10.014     Document Type: Article

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