2017
Agreement Between Serum Assays Performed in ED Point-of-Care and Hospital Central Laboratories
Dashevsky M, Bernstein SL, Barsky CL, Taylor RA. Agreement Between Serum Assays Performed in ED Point-of-Care and Hospital Central Laboratories. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 18: 403-409. PMID: 28435491, PMCID: PMC5391890, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2017.1.30532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiological AssayBiomarkersBlood Chemical AnalysisBlood Urea NitrogenCost-Benefit AnalysisCreatinineEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleHumansLaboratories, HospitalMaleMiddle AgedPoint-of-Care SystemsPotassiumQuality Assurance, Health CareReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesSodiumUnited StatesConceptsHospital central laboratoryBlood urea nitrogenEmergency departmentED patientsCentral laboratoryLevel of agreementBlood samplesClinical information systemsConfidence intervalsLevel I emergency departmentShorter ED lengthPatient/yearHospital's clinical information systemTime-sensitive diagnosisBland-Altman plotsED lengthSerum sodiumClinical criteriaLarge cohortSerum assaysUrea nitrogenClinical judgmentPatientsSerum samplesED point
2013
A decision analysis to determine a testing threshold for computed tomographic angiography and d-dimer in the evaluation of aortic dissection
Taylor RA, Iyer NS. A decision analysis to determine a testing threshold for computed tomographic angiography and d-dimer in the evaluation of aortic dissection. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 31: 1047-1055. PMID: 23702073, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.03.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic dissectionD-dimerTesting thresholdAortic dissectionTomographic angiographyAcute renal failureHigh-risk featuresRenal replacement therapyClinical decision ruleD-dimer testingD-dimer sensitivityD-dimer testLarge mortality benefitMortality benefitPatient ageRenal failureReplacement therapyPretest probabilityLow prevalenceCTA testSmall riskDecision analysis softwareDisease probabilityCTAAngiography