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Table 1 Central laboratory vs POCT: time to action in an Emergency Department

From: Point of care technology or standard laboratory service in an emergency department: is there a difference in time to action? A randomised trial

Condition

group

number

median (minutes)

p25 (minutes)

p75 (minutes)

p-value*

Observation for deep venous thrombosis (DVT)

central lab.

19

282

183

425

0.91

 

POCT

10

316

180

477

 
 

difference

 

34

   

Observation for acute coronary syndrome (ACS)

central lab.

23

757

365

1285

0.75

 

POCT

22

708

217

1226

 
 

difference

 

-49

   

Observation for acute appendicitis (AA)

central lab.

30

207

137

388

0.98

 

POCT

27

247

130

384

 
 

difference

 

40

   

Observation for acute bacterial infection (ABI)

central lab.

43

453

257

1127

0.009

 

POCT

48

278

123

598

 
 

difference

 

-175

   
  1. *Mann- Whitney test
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241