Point of Care Device Use in the Pediatric Emergency Department

A Randomized Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Point-of-Care Testing in Decreasing Length of Stay in a Pediatric Emergency Department

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.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinically requiring bloodwork capable by the POC device

Exclusion Criteria:

• Requiring other bloodwork such as medication levels, WBC