Impact from point-of-care devices on emergency department patient processing times compared with central laboratory testing of blood samples: a randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis

Stephen Edward Asha; Adam Chiu Fat Chan; Elizabeth Walter; Patrick J Kelly; Rachael L Morton; Allan Ajami; Roger Denis Wilson; Daniel Honneyman

doi:10.1136/emermed-2013-202632

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Impact from point-of-care devices on emergency department patient processing times compared with central laboratory testing of blood samples: a randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis

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Stephen Edward Asha Emergency Department, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Adam Chiu Fat Chan Emergency Department, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Elizabeth Walter Emergency Department, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Patrick J Kelly Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rachael L Morton Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Allan Ajami Emergency Department, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Roger Denis Wilson Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia South Eastern Area Laboratory Services, NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Daniel Honneyman Emergency Department, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Stephen Asha, Emergency Department, St George Hospital, Gray St, Kogarah, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia; stephen.asha{at}sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au

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Asha SE, Chan ACF, Walter E, et al

Emergency Medicine Journal 2014;31:714-719.

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Received March 18, 2013
Revised May 15, 2013
Accepted May 18, 2013
First published June 7, 2013.

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April 29, 2016

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