Why the study?
Does point-of-care iSTAT troponin testing provide comparable diagnostic validity to automated laboratory troponin testing in emergency department patients?
Population
1,567 patients seen in the emergency department who were tested with both point-of-care iSTAT troponin and…
Comparison
Point-of-care (POC) iSTAT troponin testing vs Automated laboratory troponin testing
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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POC troponin may speed ED triage; leaves open whether it reliably matches lab accuracy in routine practice.
Does point-of-care iSTAT troponin testing provide comparable diagnostic validity to automated laboratory troponin testing in emergency department patients?
Point-of-care troponin testing can provide similar diagnostic utility to laboratory testing if the cut-off value is lowered to 0.035.
Sardi et al. (2016) studied this question.
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