Point-of-Care Testing: Performance Improvement and Evidence-Based Outcomes - Hardcover

 
9780824708689: Point-of-Care Testing: Performance Improvement and Evidence-Based Outcomes

Synopsis

This reference streamlines practical guidance for the selection of POCT technologies according to technical performance, patient need, and management practices. It examines best practice of POCT and offers integrative strategies, performance maps, and treatment pathways for illustrating effective rapid-response testing processes in critical care.

A superb manual for hospital administrators, managers, and directors; point-of-care coordinators; primary and acute care physicians; and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical students in these fields, this guide discusses techniques to

  • identify potential preanalytical, analytical, and postanalytical errors in POCT
  • detect areas of underuse, overuse, or inappropriate provision of care
  • develop effective POCT quality assurance programs
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    Review

    "[a] comprehensive review of the subject matter. "a useful reference book to have handy for any questions related to the clinical usefulness of POCTs." -Doody's Electronic Journal

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