Comparison of D-dimer point of care test (POCT) against current laboratory test in patients with suspected venous thromboembolism (VTE) presenting to the emergency department (ED)

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 437-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basav Sen ◽  
Patrick Kesteven ◽  
Peter Avery
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Venous Thromboembolism ◽  
Laboratory Test ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Point Of Care Test ◽  
D Dimer

scholarly journals Comparison of the use of comprehensive point-of-care test panel to conventional laboratory process in emergency department

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meri Kankaanpää ◽  
Marika Holma-Eriksson ◽  
Sami Kapanen ◽  
Merja Heitto ◽  
Sari Bergström ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Test Panel ◽  
Point Of Care Test

scholarly journals »Point-of-Care« D-Dimer Testing

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 282-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jovan Antović
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Venous Thromboembolism ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Laboratory Testing ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Turnaround Time ◽  
The Other ◽  
Clinical Conditions ◽  
D Dimer ◽  
Laboratory Assay

»Point-of-Care« D-Dimer TestingD-dimer testing is efficient in the exclusion of venous thromboembolism (VTE). D-dimer laboratory assays are predominantly performed in centralised laboratories in intra-hospital settings although most patients with suspected VTE are presented in primary care. On the other hand decreasing turnaround time for laboratory testing may significantly improve efficacy in emergency departments. Therefore an introduction of a rapid, easy to perform point of care (POC) assay for the identification of D-dimer may offer improvement in diagnostics flow of VTE both in primary care and emergency departments while it could also improve our diagnostic possibilities in some other severe clinical conditions (e.g. disseminated intra-vascular coagulation (DIC) and aortic aneurism (AA)) associated with increased D-dimer. Several POC D-dimer assays have been evaluated and majority of them have met the criteria for rapid and safe exclusion of VTE. In our hands three assays (Stratus, Pathfast and Cardiac) have the laboratory performance profile comparable with our routine D-dimer laboratory assay (Tinaqaunt).

scholarly journals Comparison of Two Quantitative D-Dimer Tests for Venous Thromboembolism Exclusion in the Emergency Department Setting

2013 ◽  
Vol 140 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A225-A225
Author(s):  
Cassiana Bittencourt ◽  
Khaled Sarah ◽  
Edward Michelson ◽  
Molly Klima
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Venous Thromboembolism ◽  
Emergency Department Setting ◽  
D Dimer

scholarly journals Comparison between B·R·A·H·M·S PCT direct, a new sensitive point-of-care testing device for rapid quantification of procalcitonin in emergency department patients and established reference methods – a prospective multinational trial

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Kutz ◽  
Pierre Hausfater ◽  
Michael Oppert ◽  
Murat Alan ◽  
Eva Grolimund ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Venous Blood ◽  
Reference Method ◽  
Point Of Care Test ◽  
Emergency Department Patients ◽  
Work Up

AbstractProcalcitonin (PCT) is increasingly being used for the diagnostic and prognostic work up of patients with suspected infections in the emergency department (ED). Recently, B·R·A·H·M·S PCT direct, the first high sensitive point-of-care test (POCT), has been developed for fast PCT measurement on capillary or venous blood samples.This is a prospective, international comparison study conducted in three European EDs. Consecutive patients with suspicion of bacterial infection were included. Duplicate determination of PCT was performed in capillary (fingertip) and venous whole blood (EDTA), and compared to the reference method. The diagnostic accuracy was evaluated by correlation and concordance analyses.Three hundred and three patients were included over a 6-month period (60.4% male, median age 65.2 years). The correlation between capillary or venous whole blood and the reference method was excellent: rThis study found a high diagnostic accuracy and a faster time to result of B·R·A·H·M·S PCT direct in the ED setting, allowing shortening time to therapy and a more wide-spread use of PCT.

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