Impact of point-of-care C reactive protein in ambulatory care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this review was to collate all available evidence on the impact of point-of-care C reactive protein (CRP) testing on patient-relevant outcomes in children and adults in ambulatory care.

Design

This was a systematic review to identify controlled studies assessing the impact of point-of-care CRP in patients presenting to ambulatory care services. Ovid Medline, Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane CENTRAL, DARE, Science Citation Index were searched from inception to March 2017.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Controlled studies assessing the impact of point-of-care CRP in patients presenting to ambulatory care services, measuring a change in clinical care, including but not limited to antibiotic prescribing rate, recon

SUBMITTER: Verbakel JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6361331 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature