Materials for emergency department laboratory.
Emergency centers with patient volumes in excess of 20,000 visits per year can benefit from a stat laboratory within its area. A stat lab can reduce waiting time for common emergency center tests. This chapter has attempted to present a "how to" approach in establishing a satellite laboratory in the emergency center. While an expense of $10,000 to $20,000 is minimum for such a laboratory, the authors believe the benefits of improved and timely patient care can offset these costs. With the ever increasing financial burdens of modern hospitals, these recommendations may be too costly for some departments. An alternative to consider is a basic laboratory for physicians maintained by central laboratory. The equipment required is listed in Table 2.
Schneiderman
N
N
Reed
V
V
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