A point-of-care device for acute kidney injury: a fantastic, futuristic, or frivolous 'measure'?
This Commentary discusses concepts related to the development of the point-of-care (POC) diagnostic system and its advantages and disadvantages. Also discussed are the patient, provider, and financial outcomes that ought to be evaluated before the POC test becomes available for clinical use.
Parikh
Chirag R
CR
Section of Nephrology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06516, USA. Chirag.Parikh@Yale.edu
D000208:Acute Disease; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000293:injuries*; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000191:economics*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic