Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Point of care troponin decreases time in the emergency department for patients with possible acute coronary syndrome: a randomised controlled trial.
To determine the effect of cardiac troponin I testing with a point-of-care (POC) device versus central laboratory on length of stay (LOS) in emergency department (ED) patients presenting with possible acute coronary syndromes (ACS). ⋯ POC testing for troponin in the ED tended to reduce the LOS for possible ACS patients. The degree of this benefit is likely to be markedly dependent on its acceptance and uptake by attending personnel, and on the ED setting in which it is used.