title: [Measures to Ensure Ongoing Medical Laboratory Support of the Emergency Department].
abstract: Following the accreditation of this hospital as an Emergency and Critical Care Center and the subsequent establishment of an emergency intensive care unit in April 2013, walk-in patients of the Emergency Department now total over 60,000 annually, with 10,000 arriving by ambulance. Out-of-hours medical laboratory services in this hospital commenced in 1972, providing services including blood analysis and blood product provision. Since the establishment of the Emergency and Critical Care Center, an increase in the number of severe cases has also led to an increase in blood transfusions, requiring a specialized response from the Medical Laboratory. We describe measures taken by the Medical Laboratory to continue ongoing laboratory support of the Emergency Department. [Review].
authors.forename: Atsuko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yabuta
authors.forename: Fumie
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tasaka
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Uno
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Tetsunori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikegami
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuoka
mesh_terms: D039602:After-Hours Care; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D064790:Clinical Laboratory Services / Q000639:trends; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital; D010348:Patient Care Team