Evaluation of switch from satellite laboratory to central laboratory for testing of intraoperative parathyroid hormone.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to evaluate testing turnaround time (TAT) and incision to close time in parathyroid surgeries before and after switching intraoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) testing from a near point of care location to a central clinical laboratory.

Design and methods

This retrospective study covered a ten-year period. Both testing locations used the same Roche Diagnostics PTH immunoassay but on different analyzers. The predominant site for surgeries was the main operating rooms (ORs) in an adjacent building, with a limited number of parathyroid surgeries performed at a more distant ambulatory surgery center (ASC). Under ideal conditions, TAT for near point-of-care testing was 20 ​min, although multiple factors could increase TAT. Incision to close

SUBMITTER: Jacob D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7476061 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature