Utilization of point-of-care tests among general practitioners, a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point-of-care testing (POCT) has numerous potential benefits to improve health care service, especially in resource-limited settings. We aim to identify which POC-tests (POCTs) of laboratory parameters are known, employed, and rated as useful by general practitioners (GPs).

Methods

A questionnaire with 27 POCTs was posted to a random selection of GPs (n = 451) in Saxony, Germany.

Results

A total of 208 GPs replied (response rate 46.1%). Out of 27 POCTs, each GP knew an average of 20.3 as laboratory parameters and 9.2 as POCTs. Urine test strips (99.0%), blood glucose test (98.1%), and Troponin I/T (86.4%) were the best-known, followed by INR/Quick (82.5%), Microalbumin (79.1%), and D-dimer (78.6%) POCTs. Yet, solely 0 to 13 POC tests were actually used (mea

SUBMITTER: Oehme R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8906527 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature