Open AccessRetrospective Analysis of Point-of-Care and Laboratory-Based Hemoglobin A1c Testing
Author(s) -
Jennifer L. Clark,
Lokinendi V. Rao
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of applied laboratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2576-9456
pISSN - 2475-7241
DOI - 10.1373/jalm.2016.021493
Subject(s) - medicine , point of care testing , glycemic , point of care , retrospective cohort study , medical record , confidence interval , pathology , insulin
Glycemic control is essential to diabetic management, and hemoglobin A1c (Hb A1c) has long been used for this purpose. Though laboratory-based testing is standard, point-of-care (POC) systems provide rapid results in clinic, allowing more timely patient management. A negative bias with POC testing has been observed, and our aim is to further characterize these discrepancies at our institution.
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