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Table of contents (43 chapters)
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Front Matter
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I Introduction
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II Methodology and analytical techniques
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About this book
The underlying technology and the range of test parameters available are evolving rapidly. The primary advantage of POCT is the convenience of performing the test close to the patient and the speed at which test results can be obtained, compared to sending a sample to a laboratory and waiting for results to be returned. Thus, a series of clinical applications are possible that can shorten the time for clinical decision-making about additional testing or therapy, as delays are no longer caused by preparation of clinical samples, transport, and central laboratory analysis. Tests in a POC format can now be found for many medical disciplines including endocrinology/diabetes, cardiology, nephrology, critical care, fertility, hematology/coagulation, infectious disease and microbiology, and general health screening.
Point-of-care testing (POCT) enables health care personnel to perform clinical laboratory testing near the patient.
The idea of conventional and POCT laboratory services presiding within a hospital seems contradictory; yet, they are, in fact, complementary: together POCT and central laboratory are important for the optimal functioning of diagnostic processes. They complement each other, provided that a dedicated POCT coordination integrates the quality assurance of POCT into the overall quality management system of the central laboratory.
The motivation of the third edition of the POCT book from Luppa/Junker, which is now also available in English, is to explore and describe clinically relevant analytical techniques, organizational concepts for application and future perspectives of POCT.
From descriptions of the opportunities that POCT can provide to the limitations that clinician’s must be cautioned about, this book provides an overview of the many aspects that challenge those who choose to implement POCT. Technologies, clinical applications, networking issues and quality regulations are
described as well as a survey of future technologies that are on the future horizon.The editors have spent considerable efforts to update the book in general and to highlight the latest developments, e.g., novel POCT applications of nucleic acid testing for the rapid identification of infectious agents.
Of particular note is also that a cross-country comparison of POCT quality rules is being described by a team of international experts in this field.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Prof. Dr. Ralf Junker, University Hospital Kiel, Germany
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Point-of-care testing
Book Subtitle: Principles and Clinical Applications
Editors: Peter B. Luppa, Ralf Junker
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54497-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-54496-9Published: 24 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-54497-6Published: 18 July 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 445
Number of Illustrations: 100 illustrations in colour
Topics: Laboratory Medicine, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine, Internal Medicine