Laboratory specimen tests, histological exams, physiological tests and image diagnoses are routinely conducted on medical premises.
These include emergency specimen testing such as hematological exams, partial biochemical exams and partial immunology exams.
Emergency tests, especially those carried out by doctors and nurses in the operating theatre, nurse's station and bedside are called Point Of Care Tests or Near Patient Tests.
The purpose is to facilitate quick, accurate diagnosis, thereby increasing the effectiveness of critical care.
POCT/NPT was started due to an increasing requirement in the USA for faster turnaround times, and made possible with the development of high quality portable medical devices with sensor technology.
In this article, the history and most recent information, diagnosis and
treatment using Blood Gas Analysis, a mandatory test for critically ill
patients, is described.
[Rinsho Byori 50 : 947～952, 2002 ]
*1Radiometer Trading K.K., Marketing Department, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003
【Key Words】point-of-care(ポイント・オブ・ケア)，blood gas analysis(血液ガス分析)，emergency
testing(緊急検査)，blood lactate(乳酸)
*1,2ラジオメータートレーディング㈱マーケティング部(〒105-0003 東京都港区西新橋3-16-11西新橋東急ビル)
E-mail :marketing@radiometer.co.jp