Processing blood tests using point-of-care devices can slightly reduce the length of time to disposition decisions for emergency department patients for a moderate increase in cost, according to a ...

A free toolkit on the safe use of point-of-care devices is available from the ASC Quality Collaboration. Point-of-care devices are portable, handheld instruments used to test patients at the bedside.

Point of care devices within the healthcare system can aid in improving diagnoses as well as the control of diseases through monitoring. These devices can include glucose monitors that only require a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Stem cells can successfully be isolated from synovial fluid in knees with acute ACL tears or ...

For patients who need care in rural areas, getting diagnostic testing can be a complicated process. In some cases, individuals may need to travel long distances to larger facilities to get access to ...

MIT researchers developed a compact band-pass Raman spectroscopy device that noninvasively tracks glucose through the skin in ...

For patients on long-term oral anticoagulation therapy, use of point-of-care devices is associated with lower rates of death and major thromboembolic events compared with laboratory determinations of ...

Every year, millions of newborns—especially those born premature, underweight or sick—are at risk of neonatal hypoglycemia, a dangerous drop in blood sugar that can lead to seizures, brain injury and ...

This pilot study evaluates a newly developed point-of-care (PoC) device designed to measure bilirubin levels in human blood serum using a microfluidic cartridge and optoelectronic sensing module.

ZURICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Versantis, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel therapies for orphan and pediatric liver diseases, today announced that Innosuisse, the Swiss national ...

For patients who are in the final stages of both gradual and sudden terminal illnesses, hospice care can provide safe, comfortable, and dignified care at the end of life. However, many patients, ...