title: STAT testing? A guideline for meeting clinician turnaround time requirements. Practice parameter.
abstract: This practice parameter, developed by the Practice Parameters and Outcomes Measurement Committee of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), is a guideline for the development of reasonable stat lists. Stat testing lists vary according to practice setting. Furthermore, although stat lists exist, extenuating clinical circumstances may warrant performing a test stat that is otherwise considered routine. Successful development of a stat testing list requires organizations to take an interdisciplinary approach, focusing on clinical and operational considerations of both the care provider and the clinical laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hilborne
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cathcart
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000592:standards; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000592:standards; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States