Point of care testing in Croatia: a survey of the Working group for point of care testing of the Croatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine.
| Autor: | Baršić Lapić I; Department for Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia., Milevoj Kopčinović L; Department of Clinical Chemistry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia., Ruljančić N; Medical Biochemistry Laboratory, University Psychiatric Hospital Sveti Ivan, Zagreb, Croatia.; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia., Grdić Rajković M; Department of Medical Biochemistry and Hematology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia., Kuštro M; Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, General Hospital Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Biochemia medica [Biochem Med (Zagreb)] 2024 Feb 15; Vol. 34 (1), pp. 010703. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 15. |
| DOI: | 10.11613/BM.2024.010703 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate attitudes and routine procedures in point of care testing (POCT) among non-laboratory and laboratory healthcare professionals in Croatia. Materials and Methods: The Working Group (WG) for POCT of the Croatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine has designed two anonymous surveys for laboratory staff and non-laboratory staff with a total of 44 questions/statements on POCT (27 questions for non-laboratory staff and 17 for laboratory staff). Surveys were sent to 184 medical biochemistry laboratory (MBL) managers, the Croatian medical chamber and the Croatian chamber of nurses. The survey was disseminated using the online survey platform SurveyMonkey. Results: A total of 112 non-laboratory healthcare professionals and 50 laboratories participated in the survey, which represents a response rate of 0.25% for non-laboratory professionals and 27% for MBLs. The majority of non-laboratory staff stated that POCT enables better medical care for the patient (90/112) and that the implementation of new POCT devices should be the responsibility of a POCT team comprising laboratory and clinical healthcare professionals. The great majority of responding MBLs (42/50) acknowledge that POCT is necessary for better patient care, and also realize that validation of POCT devices and comparison to the central laboratory is necessary before implementation (49/50). Conclusions: The majority of participants consider POCT as a medical tool that enables better patient care but there is still a lack of communication between laboratory and clinical staff. The study identified some critical spots that will help to create national guidelines to ensure high patient safety when using POCT devices. Competing Interests: Potential conflict of interest None declared. (Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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