Impact of point-of-care panel tests in ambulatory care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This article summarises all the available evidence on the impact of introducing blood-based point-of-care panel testing (POCT) in ambulatory care on patient outcomes and healthcare processes.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised-controlled trials and before-after studies.

Data sources

Ovid Medline, Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane CENTRAL, Database of Abstracts of Reviews and Effects, Science Citation Index from inception to 22 October 2019.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Included studies were based in ambulatory care and compared POCT with laboratory testing. The primary outcome was the time to decision regarding disposition that is, admission/referral termed disposition decision (DD) time. Se

SUBMITTER: Goyder C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7050348 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature