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Point-of-Care Testing: The Future Is Now
Abstract: Point of care testing needs to continue being the leader in new technologies. Corporate decisions, emerging infectious diseases and software/technology developments all contribute to the prospective agility of the POCT field. (Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology)
Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - May 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Wishes Articles Source Type: research

Realizing the Potential of Point-of-Care Testing
Abstract: Point-of-care testing (POCT) has come of age during the past decade. Device manufacturers in particular have been responsive to the trend toward POCT being conducted in primary care environments and are now producing devices that are as straightforward as possible to use with appropriate training. To further realise the full potential of point-of-care testing, scientists, manufacturers, users and governments need to work together to develop cost effective, simple solutions for conducting POCT under an acceptable quality framework, in localities where it is most needed clinically. (Source: Point of Care: The Journ...
Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - May 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Wishes Articles Source Type: research

Point-of-Care Testing Triad: Patient Centered, Value-added Quality, and Cost-effective Care and Call for Interprofessional Evidence-Based Research and Practice
Abstract: Point-of-care testing (POCT) provides results of diagnostic tests near the site of patient care. Three major components that POCT typically address are patient centered, value-added quality, and cost-effective care, which formulate the POCT triad discussed. The intent of this article was to address insights into the desired future of POCT, which therefore calls to action for a focus on multidisciplinary or interprofessional evidence-based research that informs the use of POCT to more actively impact treatment practices. (Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology)
Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - May 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Wishes Articles Source Type: research

My One Wish for Point-of-Care Testing: Evidence-Based Regulatory Decisions Regarding Use of Glucose Meters in the Hospital
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Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - May 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Wishes Articles Source Type: research

Three Wishes: Standardization and Reasonable Regulatory Requirements
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Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - May 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Wishes Articles Source Type: research

Three Wishes for Point-of-Care Testing: A Compendium of Unmet Needs From the Perspective of Practitioners in the Field
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Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - May 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Wishes Articles Source Type: research

Investigation of Falsely Decreased Creatinine Results Observed From the Abbott I-STAT Point-of-Care Device in Use for Testing Specimens From Ambulatory Oncology Patients
Abstract: The goals of this study were to assess the use of the I-STAT for blood creatinine measurement in oncology patients and to determine whether chemotherapy or other factors contributed to the discrepant point-of-care creatinine test results observed in specimens from patients in ambulatory oncology settings. Our studies led us to consider other possible causes of observed discrepancies beyond the effects of chemotherapeutic drugs, including lot-to-lot variation in I-STAT reagent cartridges. (Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology)
Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - May 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Integration of Silicon and Printed Electronics for Rapid Diagnostic Disease Biosensing
Abstract: During this research, we developed a printed point-of-care device that was integrated with a biosensing silicon sensor. This resulted in the detection of a specific biomarker, which indicates the presence of a series of common diseases. The selective detection of biomarkers is an important component for early diagnosis. We fabricated an integrated device, which has inbuilt 200-μm-wide carbon printed electrical connections to a biosensor. This was found to be an essential component of making a noninvasive device. The present work describes the use of 3-dimensional printing fabrication techniques for producing a p...
Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - May 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

White Blood Cell Count in Primary Care: Comparison of Manual Microscopic Count to a Point-of-Care Instrument and a Central Laboratory Analyzer
Abstract: In primary care, our local pediatricians still perform white blood cell (WBC) count obtained by manual microscopy. The goal of this study was to compare microscopic WBC count and HemoCue WBC System point-of-care device in reliability and clinical use. We found a slope of 0.93 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.79 to 1.14) and an intercept of 0.12 (95% CI, −2.21 to 1.61) for the comparison of ADVIA 2120i and HemoCue WBC system (n = 14), a slope of 1.09 (95% CI, 0.94 to 1.26) and an intercept of −1.08 (95% CI, −2.46 to 0.07) for the comparison of ADVIA 2120i and microscopic WBC count (n = 52), and a slope of 1....
Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - May 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Spatial Care Paths™ Strengthen Links in the Chain of Global Resilience: Disaster Caches, Prediabetes, Ebola Virus Disease, and The Future of Point of Care
Conclusions: By identifying weak links in the chain of community resilience, SCPs upscale key unfulfilled needs, discover new ideas for innovation-invention, bolster educational outreach, and improve patient access to evidence-based primary, emergency, and hospital care. Strong collaborative initiatives can foster activism in the global community. It is time for insightful leadership and participative outreach to bridge professional disciplines, span different countries, and steward POC into a brilliant new future. (Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology)
Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - February 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Molecular Diagnosis of Malaria in Low-Resource Settings
Abstract: In developed nations, there has been a dramatic shift in the paradigm for diagnostics of infectious diseases. Traditional methods of culture and serology are being superseded by molecular diagnostics. These tests, for example real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), have exquisite sensitivity in detecting low-level infections and by combining different tests in one, they have the specificity to identify a pathogen to the resolution of the genotype. However, they are also costly and require sophisticated infrastructure as well as highly skilled personnel. These limitations preclude access to molecular diagnostic...
Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - February 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Developing a Glucometry Alert System to Address Inpatient Dysglycemia
Conclusions: An automated alert system that allowed the use of site-specific level- and time-based criteria for the identification of dysglycemic results and generation of alerts was successfully developed and deployed in our medium-large sized tertiary care facility. (Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology)
Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - February 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Clinical and Operational Benefits of International Normalized Ratio Point-of-Care Testing in Remote Indigenous Communities in Australia’s Northern Territory
Abstract: Among Indigenous people of Australia’s Northern Territory, the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease is one of the highest in the world. Warfarin is a common anticoagulant used to treat this condition and to minimize risk of a cardiac event. International normalized ratio (INR) testing is used routinely to monitor the efficacy of warfarin therapy and to ensure a patient’s INR remains within a tight therapeutic range. Since 2008, the i-STAT point-of-care testing (POCT) device has been used to measure INR for patients on warfarin therapy in 32 remote health centers participating in the Northern Territory POCT ...
Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - February 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Investigation of Maltose Interference on the Roche ACCU-CHEK Inform II Blood Glucose Meter
Abstract: Maltose can interfere with glucose measurement with the Roche (Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis, Ind) ACCU-CHEK Inform I (Inform-I) blood glucose meter, which utilizes the glucose dehydrogenase pyrroloquinolinequinone methodology and cause falsely elevated glucose results. Maltose can be present in the blood of patients who were treated with peritoneal dialysis using icodextrin or immunoglobulin preparations containing maltose. Roche has developed a new glucose meter ACCU-CHEK Inform II (Inform-II) using a mutant quinone glucose dehydrogenase. In order to study the effect of maltose on the glucose measurement with...
Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - February 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

A Survey of the Awareness, Knowledge, and Experience of Point-of-Care Devices of Doctors in Nigeria
Abstract: In a point-of-care test (POCT) survey carried out on 109 doctors in Nigeria, the top 3 parameters selected as important to be tested at point of care by more than 90% of the doctors were glucose (95.3%), potassium (92.5%), and hemoglobin (91.6%). Eighty-nine (82%) of the doctors had used a POCT device, with more than 40% of the them having used a device for glucose (71.6%), pregnancy testing (53.2%), urine chemistry (44%), and hemoglobin (43.1%). Less than 10% of the doctors had used a POCT device for cardiac enzymes (5.5%), drugs of abuse (4.6%), and lithium (1.8%). From a list of critical-care POCT devices cons...
Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - February 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research