Editorial ArticleClinical Diagnostics
Point-of-care testing advances ECMO blood management
Dr. Timothy Maul discusses the challenges of patient blood management during ECMO and the impact of accurate POC devices for clinical decision making
Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) or Near Patient Testing (NPT) products are available for urine, blood and other clinical chemistry analyses. POCT includes: blood glucose testing, blood gas and electrolytes analysis, rapid coagulation testing (PT / INR), rapid cardiac markers diagnostics, drugs of abuse screening, urine strips testing, pregnancy testing, fecal occult blood analysis, food pathogens screening, hemoglobin diagnostics, infectious disease testing and cholesterol screening.
Dr. Timothy Maul discusses the challenges of patient blood management during ECMO and the impact of accurate POC devices for clinical decision making