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Zou H, Wu W, Zhou J, Deng C. SILAR Growth of ZnO NSs/CdS QDs on the Optical Fiber-Based Opto-Electrode with Guided In Situ Light and Its Application for the "Signal-On" Detection of Inflammatory Cytokine. Anal Chem 2024; 96:5446-5454. [PMID: 38556805 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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In this study, a novel integrated photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensor platform was proposed, utilizing an optical fiber (OF) as the working electrode for guided in situ light. A CdS quantum dots (QDs)/ZnO nanosheets (NSs) n-n heterojunction was quickly and easily constructed on the OF surface by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR). Au nanoparticles (NPs)@dsDNA as a capturing probe were modified on the CdS QDs/ZnO NSs@OF (CZ@OF). Due to the energy transfer between Au NPs@dsDNA and CdS QDs, the resultant opto-electrode has a lower background near zero, enabling the "signal-on" detection of biomarkers (interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a model). The OF-PEC biosensor demonstrated a wide linear range from 1 to 100 pg mL-1 with a regression coefficient (R2) of 0.9958 and an impressive detection limit (LOD) of 0.19 pg mL-1. More significantly, the proposed OF-PEC can be successfully used for the detection of IL-6 in serum samples from patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, and it showed consistency and is more sensitive to trace concentrations compared to BD FACSCanto II flow cytometry used at the hospital. This holds significance for an early disease diagnosis. Therefore, the proposed OF-PEC not only achieves integration of the light source and sensing interface but also enables sensitive and accurate "signal-on" detection of IL-6. Furthermore, due to the flexibility and remote detection capabilities of OF, the application of OF-PEC is expected to be expanded more widely. This approach opens up possibilities for advances in PEC sensing.
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- Huiyu Zou
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Fetal Heart Disease & Echocardiography Department, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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Napolitano G, Caracciolo A, Apassiti Esposito S, Della Malva N, Manenti B, Guerra G, Ottomano C, Lippi G, Buoro S. Complete Blood Count as point of care testing QBC STAR™: Preliminary evaluation. Int J Lab Hematol 2021; 43:973-982. [PMID: 33750012 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Point of care testing (POCT) represents a valuable option when laboratory data shall be urgently available for timely clinical management, with a turnaround time (TAT) that is unfeasible using conventional laboratory instrumentation. This study was aimed to compare the performance of QBC STAR™ compared to Sysmex XN-module and the reference optical microscopy (OM) assessment. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred peripheral blood samples, collected in K3 EDTA tubes, and 50 capillary blood samples obtained by finger stick were analyzed with QBC STAR™, Sysmex XN-module, and OM. Data were compared with Passing-Bablok regression and Bland-Altman plots. RESULTS The Passing-Bablok regression analysis (QBC STAR™ capillary sample vs XN-module) yielded slopes comprised between 0.30 and 1.37, while the intercepts ranged between -17.57 and 232.6. Bland-Altman plots yielded relative bias comprised between -4.87% (for MN QBC STAR™ capillary sample vs XN-module) and 27% (PLT QBC STAR™ capillary sample vs XN-module). A significant bias was found for all parameters except MN and WBC, RBC in all and pediatric samples, and HB in adults samples. CONCLUSION The results of this analytical evaluation suggest that QBC STAR™ may not be the ideal tool for performing complete blood count analysis for diagnostic purposes, while it could be more useful in urgent/emergent conditions, such as for rapid monitoring of some hematological parameters (eg, WBC and HB).
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- Gavino Napolitano
- Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Hospital ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Hospital ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Transfusion Medicine, ASST Bergamo Ovest, Hospital Treviglio- Caravaggio, Treviglio, Italy
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- Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Hospital ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Regional Reference Center for the Laboratories Quality, Hospital ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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Evaluation of two point of care technologies for measuring monoclonal antibody therapeutic-A concentrations in blood. Bioanalysis 2020; 12:1449-1458. [PMID: 32975432 DOI: 10.4155/bio-2020-0193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Aim: Current blood monitoring methods require sample collection and testing at a central lab, which can take days. Point of care (POC) devices with quick turnaround time can provide an alternative with faster results, allowing for real-time data leading to better treatment decisions for patients. Results/Methodology: An assay to measure monoclonal antibody therapeutic-A was developed on two POC devices. Data generated using 75 serum samples (65 clinical & ten spiked samples) show correlative results to the data generated using Gyrolab technology. Conclusion: This case study uses a monoclonal antibody therapeutic-A concentration assay as an example to demonstrate the potential of POC technologies as a viable alternative to central lab testing with quick results allowing for real-time decision-making.
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Point-of-care and utility in clinical trials: making quicker decisions to transform patient care and drug development. Bioanalysis 2020; 12:1039-1041. [PMID: 32735127 DOI: 10.4155/bio-2020-0159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Song Y, An Y, Liu W, Hou W, Li X, Lin B, Zhu Z, Ge S, Yang HH, Yang C. Centrifugal micropipette-tip with pressure signal readout for portable quantitative detection of myoglobin. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:11774-11777. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc07231g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Integration of a centrifugal micropipette-tip for sample processing and a pressure meter for quantitative readout enables portable detection of disease biomarkers.
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Kim JE, Kim DG, Koo MS, Kim GH, Kwon MY. Right ventricle perforation after Swan-Ganz catheterization in a patient undergoing CABG surgery -A case report-. Anesth Pain Med (Seoul) 2016. [DOI: 10.17085/apm.2016.11.1.68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Ji Eun Kim
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Song MB, Joung HA, Oh YK, Jung K, Ahn YD, Kim MG. Tear-off patterning: a simple method for patterning nitrocellulose membranes to improve the performance of point-of-care diagnostic biosensors. LAB ON A CHIP 2015; 15:3006-3012. [PMID: 26062104 DOI: 10.1039/c5lc00521c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This article describes a new method, referred to as "tear-off patterning," for patterning nitrocellulose (NC) membranes in order to fabricate NC-based point-of-care (POC) diagnostic devices. Paper-based microfluidic sensors usually employ hydrophobic barrier coatings such as paraffin wax on either paper or membranes. Herein, complex patterns were fabricated by stamping the target area with dimethyl sulfoxide before tearing off the stamped area. Fluid flow and morphological analyses were performed in order to characterize the patterned membranes. Furthermore, the myoglobin and creatine kinase-MB levels in human serum were measured simultaneously using a dual-fluidic-channel-patterned NC membrane in order to confirm the usefulness of the patterning method for fabricating POC biosensors. The proposed method for patterning NC membranes offers clear advantages, such as the ability to fabricate complex designs and patterns without a hydrophobic barrier after protein immobilization in a laboratory and in a simple, low-cost manner. We believe that this method can be used to develop various POC diagnostic biosensors at the research and development stage and can help improve the performance and features of POC diagnostic devices.
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- Mun-Bum Song
- INGIbio Co. Ltd., R&D Center, 206, APRI, 123 Chemdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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Efforts are underway to develop novel platforms for stroke diagnosis to meet the criteria for effective treatment within the narrow time window mandated by the FDA-approved therapeutic (<3 h). Blood-based biomarkers could be used for rapid stroke diagnosis and coupled with new analytical tools, could serve as an attractive platform for managing stroke-related diseases. In this review, we will discuss the physiological processes associated with stroke and current diagnostic tools as well as their associated shortcomings. We will then review information on blood-based biomarkers and various detection technologies. In particular, point of care testing that permits small blood volumes required for the analysis and rapid turn-around time measurements of multiple markers will be presented.
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Baird AE, Soper SA, Pullagurla SR, Adamski MG. Recent and near-future advances in nucleic acid-based diagnosis of stroke. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2015; 15:665-79. [PMID: 25837776 DOI: 10.1586/14737159.2015.1024660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in adults, but at present, treatment for ischemic stroke reaches only a small percentage of patients. This is because of the very short time window for treatment and the time-consuming evaluation involved. Intense efforts are underway to find novel approaches to expedite stroke diagnosis and treatment. In this review, we provide the rationale for the use of blood-based nucleic acid biomarkers to advance stroke diagnosis. We describe mRNA markers identified in genomic profiling of circulating leukocytes and then outline technological issues involved in the application of these results. We then describe the novel point-of-care technology that is in development for the rapid detection of multiple mRNA molecules in circulating leukocytes.
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- Alison E Baird
- Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
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Novel sensory surface for creatine kinase electrochemical detection. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 56:217-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2013.12.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2013] [Revised: 12/22/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Detection of Myoglobin with an Open-Cavity-Based Label-Free Photonic Crystal Biosensor. J Med Eng 2013; 2013:808056. [PMID: 27006922 PMCID: PMC4782615 DOI: 10.1155/2013/808056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 04/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The label-free detection of one of the cardiac biomarkers, myoglobin, using a photonic-crystal-based biosensor in a total-internal-reflection configuration (PC-TIR) is presented in this paper. The PC-TIR sensor possesses a unique open optical microcavity that allows for several key advantages in biomolecular assays. In contrast to a conventional closed microcavity, the open configuration allows easy functionalization of the sensing surface for rapid biomolecular binding assays. Moreover, the properties of PC structures make it easy to be designed and engineered for operating at any optical wavelength. Through fine design of the photonic crystal structure, biochemical modification of the sensor surface, and integration with a microfluidic system, we have demonstrated that the detection sensitivity of the sensor for myoglobin has reached the clinically significant concentration range, enabling potential usage of this biosensor for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. The real-time response of the sensor to the myoglobin binding may potentially provide point-of-care monitoring of patients and treatment effects.
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Superior performance of liposomes over enzymatic amplification in a high-throughput assay for myoglobin in human serum. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 405:4017-26. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-6807-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2012] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sarapultsev P, Chupakhin O, Sarapultsev A, Rantsev M, Sidorova L, Medvedeva S, Danilova I. New insights in to the treatment of myocardial infarction. Int J Exp Pathol 2012; 93:18-23. [PMID: 22264282 PMCID: PMC3311018 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2613.2011.00794.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2011] [Accepted: 09/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This study investigated the effects of the L-17 compound of the group of substituted 5R1, 6H2-1,3,4-thiadiazine-2-amines on the inflammatory cellular infiltration and myocardial remodelling which occurs after acute myocardial infarction (MI) in rats. The study is based upon recent clinical and experimental work which demonstrated the role of local and systemic inflammatory reactions in postinfarction remodelling. Acute MI in rats was induced by left coronary artery coagulation. Animals were sacrificed on day one, five and seven after MI induction. The myocardiumal samples were taken from all parts of the heart and examined by histology. This included areas of infarction, infraction and areas that were peri-infarctiom and left ventricular areas distant from the damaged tissues. Serum activity of creatine phosphokinase (CPK), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), isoenzymes 1 and 2 and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH1-2) were investigated on the same three days, before and in the process of MI development was investigated (at days 1, 5 and 7). The L-17 compound to not only decreased the area of initial infarction but also changed the pattern of inflammatory reaction in the affected myocardium fundamentally. Laboratory studies of effects of L-17 compound on the development and course of experimental MI showed that administration decreased blood AST and CPK levels significantly and provided useful the data about the correlation between the activity of these enzymes and the dimensions of the significantly necrotic area. In this model of experimental MI the use of the L-17 compound induced led to the replacement of the exudative destructive inflammation that is seen under standard conditions with a more cellular "productive" pattern of inflammation, with associated reduction in initial necrosis area and the, decrease in myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion injury may account for the accelerated repair process.
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- Petr Sarapultsev
- Institute of Immunology and Physiology (IIP), the Ural Division of Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg.
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Garay F, Kisiel G, Fang A, Lindner E. Surface plasmon resonance aided electrochemical immunosensor for CK-MB determination in undiluted serum samples. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 397:1873-81. [PMID: 20449577 PMCID: PMC2930610 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-3736-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2009] [Revised: 04/02/2010] [Accepted: 04/07/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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This article presents a simple chronoamperometric immunosensor for the quantitative assessment of creatine kinase MB (CK-MB) in 50 microL undiluted serum samples. The immunosensor consists of gold working and counter electrodes patterned onto a glass chip by thin-film photolithography and an external Ag|AgCl reference electrode. The detection limit (DL) of the chronoamperometric method is 13 ng mL(-1) (DL = 2xRMSD/S, where RMSD is the residual mean standard deviation of the measured points around a calibration curve with a slope of S). In spiked serum samples, the response was linear up to 300 ng mL(-1) of CK-MB. A surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system with simultaneous electrochemical detection (EC-SPR) aided the development of the sandwich immunoassay. Real-time monitoring of the SPR signal was used to optimize the capture antibody immobilization, CK-MB and detection antibody binding, as well as to minimize the nonspecific adsorption of serum proteins to the sensor surface. The detection antibody has been labeled with alkaline phosphatase (ALP) enzyme for sensitive electrochemical detection. ALP catalyzes the hydrolysis of ascorbic acid phosphate and generates ascorbic acid, which is measured chronoamperometrically. The electrochemical immunoassay for CK-MB was less sensitive to nonspecific adsorption related interferences, had a better detection limit, and required a lower volume of sample than the SPR method.
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- Fernando Garay
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Memphis, Herff College of Engineering, 330 Engineering Technology Building, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Memphis, Herff College of Engineering, 330 Engineering Technology Building, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Memphis, Herff College of Engineering, 330 Engineering Technology Building, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Memphis, Herff College of Engineering, 330 Engineering Technology Building, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
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Collicchio-Zuanaze RC, Sakate M, Langrafe L, Takahira RK, Burini C. Hematological and biochemical profiles and histopathological evaluation of experimental intoxication by sodium fluoroacetate in cats. Hum Exp Toxicol 2010; 29:903-13. [PMID: 20354062 DOI: 10.1177/0960327110362908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Sodium fluoroacetate (SFAC) is a potent rodenticide, largely used for rodent and domestic pest control. The toxic effects of SFAC are caused by fluoroacetate, a toxic metabolite, whose toxic action blocks the Krebs cycle and also induces the accumulation of citrate in the body, which is a serum calcium chelator. The most common clinical signs of this intoxication are the cardiac and neurological effects. However, the hematological, biochemical and histopathological findings occurring in intoxication are still unknown in different species. In the present study, 16 domestic cats were experimentally intoxicated with oral doses of fluoroacetate (0.45 mg/kg). The hematological and biochemical profiles and histopathological findings were made to look for auxiliary diagnosis methods in SFAC intoxications. The hematological profile showed transitory leucopenia and thrombocytopenia; in the biochemical profiles were detected hyperglycemia, increase of creatinequinase enzyme (CK) and creatinequinase cardiac isoenzyme (CK-MB), hypokalemia and hypophosfatemia. In the macroscopic and histopathological findings were observed lesions characteristic of degenerative and ischemic processes in heart, kidneys, liver, brain and lungs. These changes may be auxiliary to the diagnosis of intoxication by SFAC in cats, when associated with clinical signs described for the species. Thus, the complete blood count with platelet count, serum glucose, enzymes CK and CK-MB isoenzyme, as well as the electrolytes potassium and phosphorus, can facilitate the laboratory diagnosis during intoxication by SFAC, associated with the pathological findings in the case of death of the intoxicated animal.
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- R C Collicchio-Zuanaze
- Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University, Unesp, Botucatu, Brazil.
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Goddet NS, Dolveck F, Descatha A, Lagron P, Templier F, Joseph T, Alexandre JA, Dubourg O, Baer M, Chauvin M, Fletcher D. Qualitative vs quantitative cardiac marker assay in the prehospital evaluation of non-ST–segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. Am J Emerg Med 2007; 25:588-9. [PMID: 17543667 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2006] [Accepted: 10/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Yang Z, Min Zhou D. Cardiac markers and their point-of-care testing for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. Clin Biochem 2006; 39:771-80. [PMID: 16836992 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2006.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2006] [Revised: 04/19/2006] [Accepted: 05/17/2006] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the world's leading cause of mortality and morbidity. Therefore, quick and reliable diagnostics of AMI is extremely critical. Compared to the traditionally used central laboratory tests (CLT), which can be time-consuming and expensive, point-of-care testing (POCT) for AMI-indicative cardiac markers provides a convenient means for rapid diagnostic assays to be performed at the site of patient care delivery. In this article, the etiology and diagnosis of AMI are introduced, and some typical cardiac markers and their clinical applications are reviewed. Furthermore, the various POC cardiac marker devices that are currently available, the benefits of using cardiac marker POC assays, and challenges that cardiac marker POCT are facing are also discussed.
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- Zhen Yang
- College of Life Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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Kost GJ, Tran NK. Point-of-Care Testing and Cardiac Biomarkers: The Standard of Care and Vision for Chest Pain Centers. Cardiol Clin 2005; 23:467-90, vi. [PMID: 16278118 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2005.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Point-of-care testing (POCT) is defined as testing at or near the site of patient care. POCTdecreases therapeutic turnaround time (TTAT), increases clinical efficiency, and improves medical and economic outcomes. TTAT represents the time from test ordering to patient treatment. POC technologies have become ubiquitous in the United States, and, therefore,so has the potential for speed, convenience, and satisfaction, strong advantages for physicians, nurses, and patients in chest pain centers. POCT is applied most beneficially through the collaborative teamwork of clinicians and laboratorians who use integrative strategies, performance maps, clinical algorithms, and care paths (critical pathways). For example, clinical investigators have shown that on-site integration of testing for cardiac injury markers (myoglobin, creatinine kinase myocardial band [CKMB],and cardiac troponin I [cTnI]) in accelerated diagnostic algorithms produces effective screening, less hospitalization, and substantial savings. Chest pain centers, which now total over 150 accredited in the United States, incorporate similar types of protocol-driven performance enhancements. This optimization allows chest pain centers to improve patient evaluation, treatment, survival, and discharge. This article focuses on cardiac biomarker POCT for chest pain centers and emergency medicine.
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- Gerald J Kost
- Point-of-Care Testing Center for Teaching and Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,UCD Health System, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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von Lode P. Point-of-care immunotesting: Approaching the analytical performance of central laboratory methods. Clin Biochem 2005; 38:591-606. [PMID: 16009140 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2005.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2005] [Revised: 03/28/2005] [Accepted: 03/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The use of point-of-care (POC) immunoassays has increased significantly and the menu of analytes continues to expand. Most of the rapid immunoassays are currently based on simple manual assay devices such as the immunochromatographic, agglutination, and immunofiltration assays. Although automated readers have recently been introduced at an increasing pace, the major benefit of these genuinely hand-portable assay devices is that they do not usually necessitate instrumentation but can be performed anywhere. Significant advances in assay and detection technologies have, however, recently facilitated the introduction of truly quantitative, sophisticated immunoassay methods to POC settings as well, with the analytical performance characteristics approaching those of conventional laboratory assays. Furthermore, innovative assay technologies such as those based on immunosensors have been introduced to POC testing (POCT) without ever being employed in clinical laboratories. However, further simplification of the assay procedures and analyzers is still feasible, and strong efforts are directed towards the development of miniaturized and simple, yet sensitive and quantitative, novel assay technologies to keep up with the increasing expectations set on future POC immunotesting.
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- Piia von Lode
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Turku, Tykistökatu 6A 6th floor, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland.
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Di Serio F, Amodio G, Varraso L, Campaniello M, Coluccia P, Trerotoli P, Antonelli G, Pansini N. Integration between point-of-care cardiac markers in an emergency/cardiology department and the central laboratory: methodological and preliminary clinical evaluation. Clin Chem Lab Med 2005; 43:202-9. [PMID: 15843218 DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2005.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AbstractTo achieve rapid assessment of chest pain in emergency/cardiology departments, a short turnaround time for cardiac marker testing is necessary. Nevertheless, Total Quality Management principles must be incorporated into the management of point-of-care testing (POCT); in this setting we implemented the Stratus CS
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- Francesca Di Serio
- Unità Operativa di Patologia Clinica I, Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy.
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OBJECTIVE To review available literature and provide perspective on point-of-care testing, focusing on the impact it has on treatment outcomes in patient care, the impact it has on the costs of patient care, and the role it has in the delivery of pharmaceutical care. DATA SOURCES Information was retrieved from MEDLINE English literature searches using PubMed (1965-August 2003) and included search terms of point-of-care testing, near patient testing, pharmaceutical care, pharmacists, outcomes, and economics. Additionally, references from retrieved articles were reviewed to identify literature not detected by literature searches. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION Comparative studies, demonstration project reports, and systematic reviews were selected. Other related resources, such as government documents, relevant legislation, and government regulations, were included. Emphasis was placed on comparative studies and demonstration project reports. In the absence of these data, other resources were included. DATA SYNTHESIS Point-of-care testing devices and technology are increasingly used in the delivery of care and therapeutic decision making. No studies have evaluated the impact of point-of-care testing, by itself, on patient care and outcomes. All studies have incorporated point-of-care testing with changes in the way patient care is delivered and have shown significant improvements when this approach is taken. The cost of point-of-care testing is greater than traditional laboratory testing, but the increased cost may be offset by improvements in the management of patient care, improvements in patient outcomes, and decreased utilization of the healthcare system. Point-of-care testing has been used successfully by pharmacists in disease management programs. Various government regulations and legislation impact the use of point-of-care testing. CONCLUSIONS Limited data indicate that point-of-care testing, when combined with changes in healthcare delivery systems, may improve patient outcomes and decrease the overall cost of health care. Pharmacists have used point-of-care testing in programs designed to improve patient care but must carefully consider regulations and laws that govern the use of these devices. There is a great need for additional investigation into the use of point-of-care testing in patient care.
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- Sheryl L Gutierres
- College of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical and Administrative Sciences, The University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK 74135, USA.
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- Hugh C Gilbert
- Department of Anesthesiology, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, IL 60201, USA
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Vatansever S, Akkaya V, Erk O, Oztürk S, Karan MA, Salmayenli N, Taşçioğlu C, Güler K. The diagnostic value of troponin T and myoglobin levels in acute myocardial infarction: a study in Turkish patients. J Int Med Res 2003; 31:76-83. [PMID: 12760310 DOI: 10.1177/147323000303100203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This study compares the diagnostic value of troponin T (TnT) and myoglobin with creatinine kinase (CK) for myocardial infarction (MI) in a tertiary care centre in a developing nation. The study group comprised 33 acute myocardial infarction patients and 27 healthy controls. Receiver operating characteristic curves for TnT, myoglobin and CK were drawn and areas under the curve calculated. At admission, myoglobin levels had greater diagnostic sensitivity than TnT or CK levels. After 2 h, myoglobin and TnT had equal sensitivity and specificity, whereas CK still had lower sensitivity than myoglobin and TnT. After 4 h there was no difference between the tests. It was concluded that myoglobin levels on admission and TnT at 2 h had the greatest diagnostic rate, whereas all the tests were similar after 4 h for MI.
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- S Vatansever
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Derhaschnig U, Laggner AN, Röggla M, Hirschl MM, Kapiotis S, Marsik C, Jilma B. Evaluation of Coagulation Markers for Early Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Emergency Room. Clin Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/48.11.1924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Background: Diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is a major challenge for emergency physicians. Because soluble fibrin (sF) has been suggested as a potential early marker of impending myocardial ischemia, we were interested whether a sF bedside test could help in early identification of patients with ACS in the emergency department.
Methods: We evaluated plasma coagulation markers, including a newly developed sF bedside test, prothrombin fragment (F1+2), sF, and D-dimer, in a cross-sectional trial with 184 patients suggestive of ACS.
Results: Whereas 76% (13 of 17) of patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP) had a positive sF bedside test, only 10 of 33 patients (30%) with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction and 10 of 44 patients (23%) with ST-elevation myocardial infarction tested positive. Three percent of controls (1 of 33) and 11% of patients (6 of 57) with preexisting stable angina had a positive sF bedside test (P <0.001 for noncardiac chest pain vs ACS), yielding an overall specificity of 92% and a sensitivity of 35%. The sensitivity of the established coagulation markers was significantly less to detect ACS (11% for F1+2, 20% for thrombus precursor protein, and 18% for D-dimer; P <0.02 vs sF bedside test). The sF bedside test presented the earliest objective indicator of impending myocardial damage in the majority (10 of 13) of ACS patients with a normal or nondiagnostic electrocardiogram (ECG).
Conclusions: A sF bedside test offers a specific tool for early identification of patients with ACS in an emergency department setting, although its sensitivity seems sufficient only for the early identification of patients with UAP. A sF bedside test could be useful, particularly in UAP patients with a nondiagnostic ECG.
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Vienna University, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Vienna University, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Bock JL. Test strategies for the detection of myocardial damage. Clin Lab Med 2002; 22:357-75. [PMID: 12134465 DOI: 10.1016/s0272-2712(01)00006-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In the space of half a century, cardiac marker testing has advanced incrementally from enzymes present in nearly all tissues to proteins having remarkable specificity for myocardium. Markers with other desirable properties, such as earlier release, have also been introduced and others may be anticipated, although a single perfect marker is not on the horizon. Optimum application of these new markers still requires improved robustness and harmonization of commercial assays, and continuing insights in the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes. As these advances occur, future testing will likely focus more on therapeutic decisions than on arbitrary diagnostic classifications.
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- Jay L Bock
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital and Medical Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-7300, USA.
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Pastor G, San Román JA, González-Sagrado M, Vega JL, Arranz ML, Serrador AM, Epureanu V, Palomino RT, Sanz O, Tejedor P, Fernández-Avilés F. [Dobutamine stress echocardiography and troponin T as a marker of myocardial injury]. Rev Esp Cardiol 2002; 55:469-73. [PMID: 12015925 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(02)76637-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Introduction and objectives. Troponin T (TnT) is a very specific marker of myocardial damage. Our objective was to describe TnT behavior after dobutamine stress echocardiography (EDOB) and evaluate its usefulness for improving the diagnostic power of EDOB.Methods. Blood levels of TnT were measured at baseline and 3, 6, 12, and 24 h after EDOB in 63 patients (mean age: 69 9; 38 males). Coronary angiography was performed on 36 patients.Results. EDOB was positive in 29 patients and there was an increase over baseline values in 15 of them (51%); EDOB was negative in 34 patients and there was only a rise in TnT in 7 (20%; p < 0.01). The TnT increment was higher in patients with a positive response to EDOB (0.033 0.02 vs. 0.026 0.01; p < 0.01). The ischemia score index was higher in patients in which a significant increase in TnT values was later detected (0.41 0.31 vs. 0.38 0.20; p < 0.01). Coronariography was performed in 36 patients. EDOB was positive in 22 of the 29 patients with coronary artery disease (76%) and TnT was raised in 14 of them (48%; p < 0.05).Conclusion. The rise in TnT levels during EDOB suggests that this test may produce myocardial damage associated with the appearance of contractility disorders during dobutamine infusion.
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- Gemma Pastor
- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR). Hospital Universitario. Valladolid. Spain
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Point-of-care testing is concerned with the immediacy of response, primarily because of the need to act in a life-threatening crisis or to provide counsel in the ongoing management of a chronic disease. There are both clinical, operational and economic benefits that can accrue from this testing modality which may be observed from several perspectives--the patient, the clinician, the healthcare provider, the healthcare purchaser and society. Thus point-of-care testing can improve the management of chronic diseases such as diabetes, compromised coagulation status and epilepsy--both in terms of optimisation of, and compliance with, therapy. There are also life-threatening crises that can be averted by rapid provision of test results. Each of these scenarios can lead to more efficient use of healthcare resources.
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- Christopher P Price
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, UK.
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Murakami Y, Morita T, Kanekiyo T, Tamiya E. On-chip capillary electrophoresis for alkaline phosphatase testing. Biosens Bioelectron 2001; 16:1009-14. [PMID: 11679282 DOI: 10.1016/s0956-5663(01)00247-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We fabricated an on-chip capillary electrophoresis device for blood analysis. An on-chip capillary electrophoresis device was photolithographically fabricated on a glass chip. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) was employed as a sample enzyme. Small amounts of enzyme in the mixture of other proteins were detected with the electrophoretically mediated microanalysis (EMMA) method. Fluorescein diphosphate was used as fluorogenic substrate. The detection of ALP activity was achieved with laser-induced fluorescence monitoring fluorescein that was produced in enzyme reaction in capillary. Several methods to reduce the adhesion of protein are also discussed.
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- Y Murakami
- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Tatsunokuchi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan.
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Tudos AJ, Besselink GJ, Schasfoort RB. Trends in miniaturized total analysis systems for point-of-care testing in clinical chemistry. LAB ON A CHIP 2001; 1:83-95. [PMID: 15100865 DOI: 10.1039/b106958f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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A currently emerging approach enables more widespread monitoring of health parameters in disease prevention and biomarker monitoring. Miniaturisation provides the means for the production of small, fast and easy-to-operate devices for reduced-cost healthcare testing at the point-of-care (POC) or even for household use. A critical overview is given on the present state and requirements of POC testing, on microTAS elements suited for implementation in future microTAS devices for POC testing and microTAS systems for the determination of clinical parameters.
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- A J Tudos
- NIZO Food Research, Kernhemseweg 2, 6718 ZB Ede, The Netherlands
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Altinier S, Zaninotto M, Mion M, Carraro P, Rocco S, Tosato F, Plebani M. Point-of-care testing of cardiac markers: results from an experience in an Emergency Department. Clin Chim Acta 2001; 311:67-72. [PMID: 11557257 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-8981(01)00562-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AIM An experimental approach to the use of point-of-care testing for cardiac markers in the Emergency Department (ED) of our Institution has been carried out using two devices (SCS, Dade Behring and Triage Cardiac Panel, Biosite Diagnostics) for the measurement of cardiac markers. RESULTS (1) From the analytical point of view, a fundamental tool for an efficient management of patients was the agreement between results from point-of-care testing and from the instruments located in STAT lab and/or central laboratory: in about 5% of patients, a lack of comparability of data, resulted in an inappropriate admission of patients (medical vs. intensive care unit). (2) The actual total turnaround time (TAT) in the management of samples sent to STAT lab was estimated to be equal to 82.5 min (50th percentile). (3) In the same organizational setting, the use of a point-of-care device produced a turnaround time equal to 17 min (50th percentile). (4) The reduction in turnaround time resulted in a faster discharge for five patients who had normal ECG findings and cardiac marker values, the Delta time (POCT-STAT lab) ranging from -10 to -70 min. CONCLUSIONS The point-of-care option evaluated also in relation to personnel issues for staff working in the ED, brought some interesting questions about the characteristics of POCT devices (easy to use 100%, safety for operator 91%) and the obtained results (quantitative and correlated to STAT lab, 91%), as well as the need of other options such as the implementation of rapid tube sample delivery.
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- S Altinier
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University-Hospital of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy
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Biochemical markers are of increasing importance in diagnostic strategies for ruling in and ruling out acute myocardial infarction (AMI), particularly when electrocardiographic (ECG) findings do not allow a diagnosis. Point-of-care testing (POCT) or "near-patient" testing allows for diagnostic assays to be performed at the site of patient care delivery. The biochemical markers that are commonly used by physicians to aid in the diagnosis of AMI are myoglobin, CK-MB, troponin I, and troponin T. Currently available POCT assays possess comparable diagnostic performance to laboratory-based cardiac marker assays. This provides an opportunity for POCT to evolve into the standard of care for evaluating the greater than 6 million American patients presenting with chest discomfort. Full acceptance of this relatively new technology will not be realized until users reach a comfort level where utilization of these devices is foolproof and they have faith in the results.
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- R G Males
- Response Biomedical Group, Burnaby, British Columbia
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The new paradigm of POCT as integrated into the ICU will allow for an improved and more efficient critical care workplace and possibly improvements in outcome and costs. Technologic advances in POCT will focus on enhancements of current devices, connectivity, and data management and on the introduction of novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. It is hoped that in the future the regulatory, laboratory, and L/HIS communities will recognize the need to accept, integrate, accommodate, and expand POCT, thereby promoting bedside diagnostics. For ongoing follow-up of the myriad of POCT projects, refer to the POCT websites listed in Table 1.
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- N A Halpern
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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OBJECTIVE To review some of the recently proposed improvements and the corresponding apparent issues in the field of biochemical markers of cardiac damage. CONCLUSIONS The continuous development of new analytical tools for the biochemical evaluation of patients with suspected myocardial injury brings without doubt new challenges of careful technological evaluation, implementation, and standardization but it may also provide a unique opportunity to markedly enhance our diagnostic performance in the clinical setting of acute coronary syndrome.
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- M Panteghini
- First Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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Testing for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction and other diseases included in the spectrum of the "acute coronary syndrome" is rapidly changing from the traditional enzymatic assays to mass measurement of more specific and sensitive markers (cardiac troponins, CK-MB and myoglobin). Several questions have arisen since the introduction of these new markers into the clinical setting: the choice of strategies for optimizing the utilization of biochemical assays combining different (early and specific) markers, a rationale for sampling specimens and the identification of clinically useful turnaround times. In particular, for achieving the last goal, attention has been directed toward near-patient testing for cardiac markers in addition to, or as a replacement for, traditional diagnostic methodologies. While qualitative methods for measuring cardiac markers at the bedside have some limitations which compromise their clinical usefulness, new quantitative devices offer a real alternative to decentralized testing. Regulatory and quality management issues related to near-patient testing, as well as the performance of recently introduced devices for a decentralized measurement of cardiac markers are reviewed.
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- M Plebani
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital, Padova, Italy.
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