Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Impact of point of care testing on length of stay of patients in the emergency department: a cluster randomized controlled study.
Crowding is a frequent concern in the emergency department (ED). Laboratory point-of-care testing (POCT) has been proposed to decrease patients' length of stay (LOS). Our objective was to determine whether an extended panel of POCT solutions could reduce LOS. ⋯ The implementation of an extended panel of POCT solutions in an ED did not significantly reduce the LOS, but reduced the TTR.