POCUS Journal, 2021 Background: The Zanzibar Ministry of Health identified access to ultrasound (US) as a system priority due to limited diagnostic imaging capacity and consequent impact on patient care and requested a needs assessment in this regard.
Abiola A. Fasina +7 more
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Implementation of a point-of-care ultrasound skills practicum for hospitalists [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction Point-of-care ultrasound is recognized as a safe and valuable diagnostic tool for patient evaluation. Hospitalists are prime candidates for advancing the point-of-care ultrasound field given their crucial role in inpatient medicine. Despite
Carlos, W. Graham +2 more
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Comparison between Vernier-cascade and MZI as transducer for biosensing with on-chip spectral filter [PDF]
, 2017 The Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) and the Vernier-cascade are highly responsive photonic sensors with large design freedom. They are therefore very suitable for interrogation through a broadband source and an on-chip spectral filter, a sensing scheme
Bienstman, Peter, Martens, Daan
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IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, 2016 To advance the development of point-of-care technology (POCT), the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering established the POCT Research Network (POCTRN), comprised of Centers that emphasize multidisciplinary partnerships and close ...
Penny Ford Carleton +20 more
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Point-of-care versus central testing of hemoglobin during large volume blood transfusion. [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Point-of-care (POC) hemoglobin testing has the potential to revolutionize massive transfusion strategies. No prior studies have compared POC and central laboratory testing of hemoglobin in patients undergoing massive transfusions. METHODS: We
Awsare, Bharat K. +12 more
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A research protocol for developing a Point-Of-Care Key Evidence Tool 'POCKET': a checklist for multidimensional evidence reporting on point-of-care in vitro diagnostics. [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION: Point-of-care in vitro diagnostics (POC-IVD) are increasingly becoming widespread as an acceptable means of providing rapid diagnostic results to facilitate decision-making in many clinical pathways.
Barlow, J +5 more
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Review of the potential use of blood neuro-biomarkers in the diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2017 Head injury is a common presenting complaint amongst emergency department patients. To date, there has been no widespread utilization of neuro-biomarkers to aid the diagnosis of traumatic brain injury.
Alastair Jones, Paul Jarvis
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Point-of-care testing for disasters: needs assessment, strategic planning, and future design. [PDF]
, 2009 Objective evidence-based national surveys serve as a first step in identifying suitable point-of-care device designs, effective test clusters, and environmental operating conditions.
Bangs +44 more
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Awareness, interest, and preferences of primary care providers in using point-of-care cancer screening technology [PDF]
, 2016 Well-developed point-of-care (POC) cancer screening tools have the potential to provide better cancer care to patients in both developed and developing countries.
Cho, Margaret +5 more
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IMPLEMENTATION OF “POINT-OF-CARE TESTING” TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CONDITIONS OF INTENSIVE CARE
Наука и инновации в медицине, 2017 The analysis in the centralized laboratory is the main model of laboratory diagnosis and monitoring in the conditions of intensive care. However, alternative models of “point-of-care testing” technology are being actively introduced nowadays. This review
IR R Rakhmatullina +2 more
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