Meenu Pandey
Point-of-care testing in paediatric settings in the UK and Ireland: A cross-sectional study
Pandey, Meenu; Lyttle, Mark D.; Cathie, Katrina; Munro, Alasdair; Waterfield, Thomas; Roland, Damian; Boyle, Adrian; Heinz, Peter; Messahel, Shrouk; Hawcutt, Dan; Ponmani, Caroline; Bird, Chris; Jyothish, Deepthi; Williams, Catherine; O?Sullivan, Ronan; Jones, Elizabeth; Lyttle, Mark; Sargant, Nwanneka; Ross, James; Barrett, Michael; Harty, Sinead; Bolger, Turlough; Coghlan, David; Fitzpatrick, Patrick; Hensey, Conor; Hussan, Tim; Charlick, Kate; Verling, William; Christian, Peter; Clark, Matthew; Shah, Bhavni; Criddle, John; Cheung, Ronny; Alcock, Roger; Aldridge, Patrick; Peek, Russell; Anderson, Mark; Herrieven, Elizabeth; Jerman, Katherine; Murad, Arshid; Brown, Charlotte; Marshall, Andy; Cantle, Fleur; Wilson, Gavin; Downes, Alice; Roland, Damian; Bandi, Srini; Da-Costa, Adebayo; Barry, Ray; De Vere, Natasha; Dieppe, Clare; Evans, Jane; Hann, Gayle; Tipper, Clare; Bassay, Bengisu; Dalton, Dermot; Fraser, Lauren; Gough, Chris; Gardner, Sharryn; Tighe, Mark; Ranasinghe, Darren; Birc...
Authors
Mark Lyttle mark.lyttle@uwe.ac.uk
Katrina Cathie
Alasdair Munro
Thomas Waterfield
Damian Roland
Adrian Boyle
Peter Heinz
Shrouk Messahel
Dan Hawcutt
Caroline Ponmani
Chris Bird
Deepthi Jyothish
Catherine Williams
Ronan O�Sullivan
Elizabeth Jones
Mark Lyttle mark.lyttle@uwe.ac.uk
Nwanneka Sargant
James Ross
Michael Barrett
Sinead Harty
Turlough Bolger
David Coghlan
Patrick Fitzpatrick
Conor Hensey
Tim Hussan
Kate Charlick
William Verling
Peter Christian
Matthew Clark
Bhavni Shah
John Criddle
Ronny Cheung
Roger Alcock
Patrick Aldridge
Russell Peek
Mark Anderson
Elizabeth Herrieven
Katherine Jerman
Arshid Murad
Charlotte Brown
Andy Marshall
Fleur Cantle
Gavin Wilson
Alice Downes
Damian Roland
Srini Bandi
Adebayo Da-Costa
Ray Barry
Natasha De Vere
Clare Dieppe
Jane Evans
Gayle Hann
Clare Tipper
Bengisu Bassay
Dermot Dalton
Lauren Fraser
Chris Gough
Sharryn Gardner
Mark Tighe
Darren Ranasinghe
Simon Birch
Sharon Hall
Gareth Patton
Steve Turner
Emily Walton
Julie Ann Maney
Tom Bourke
Manish Thakker
Gisela Robinson
Lizzie Starkey
Andrew Appelboam
Shye Wei Wong
Steven Foster
Louisa Pollock
Jen Browning
Katherine Potier
Kirsty Challen
Elizabeth Gilby
Lisa Kehler
Sebastian Gray
Shammi Ramlakhan
Niall Mullen
Jane Bayreuther
Katrina Cathie
Heather Jarman
Neil Thompson
Ami Parikh
Siba Paul
Sarah Trippick
Alastair Sutcliffe
Joanne Mulligan
Sophie Keers
Jeff Morgan
Michelle Jacobs
Mike Linney
Sarah Wilson
Erum Jamall
On behalf of GAPRUKI, PERUKI
Abstract
Background: Point-of-care testing (POCT) is diagnostic testing performed at or near to the site of the patient. Understanding the current capacity, and scope, of POCT in this setting is essential in order to respond to new research evidence which may lead to wide implementation. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey study of POCT use was conducted between 6th January and 2nd February 2020 on behalf of two United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland-based paediatric research networks (Paediatric Emergency Research UK and Ireland, and General and Adolescent Paediatric Research UK and Ireland). Results: In total 91/109 (83.5%) sites responded, with some respondents providing details for multiple units on their site based on network membership (139 units in total). The most commonly performed POCT were blood sugar (137/139; 98.6%), urinalysis (134/139; 96.4%) and blood gas analysis (132/139; 95%). The use of POCT for Influenza/Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) (45/139; 32.4%, 41/139; 29.5%), C-Reactive Protein (CRP) (13/139; 9.4%), Procalcitonin (PCT) (2/139; 1.4%) and Group A Streptococcus (5/139; 3.6%) and was relatively low. Obstacles to the introduction of new POCT included resources and infrastructure to support test performance and quality assurance. Conclusion: This survey demonstrates significant consensus in POCT practice in the UK and Ireland but highlights specific inequity in newer biomarkers, some which do not have support from national guidance. A clear strategy to overcome the key obstacles of funding, evidence base, and standardising variation will be essential if there is a drive toward increasing implementation of POCT.
Citation
Pandey, M., Lyttle, M. D., Cathie, K., Munro, A., Waterfield, T., Roland, D., …On behalf of GAPRUKI, PERUKI. (2022). Point-of-care testing in paediatric settings in the UK and Ireland: A cross-sectional study. BMC Emergency Medicine, 22(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00556-7
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 10, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 11, 2022 |
Publication Date | Jan 11, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Feb 4, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 8, 2022 |
Journal | BMC Emergency Medicine |
Electronic ISSN | 1471-227X |
Publisher | BioMed Central |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 22 |
Issue | 1 |
Article Number | 6 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00556-7 |
Keywords | Emergency Medicine |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8808906 |
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