Point of Care Device Use in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Yale University200 enrolled

Overview

To compare the effect of "point-of-care" (POC) analysis of blood work with traditional laboratory methods on length of stay in a pediatric emergency department (PED).

This study was a prospective, randomized controlled study of patients requiring blood work that a POC device was capable of performing. Length of time spent at various timepoints were prospectively recorded by a dedicated research assistant after randomization.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Dehydration Seizure Gastroenteritis Hyperglycemia

Interventions

Point of Care Device; i-Stat AnalyzerDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 DayMax age: 21 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Clinically requiring bloodwork capable by the POC device Exclusion Criteria: * Requiring other bloodwork such as medication levels, WBC

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Total Length of Stay

Secondary Outcomes

Time length for results return, disposition decision, time in ED proper

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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