Open AccessTHE ROLE OF PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEM IN EFFICIENCY OF EMERGENCY LABORATORY SERVICE OF THE HOSPITAL
Author(s) -
В. М. Теплов,
Е. А. Карпова,
Yu. Kovalchuk,
И. П. Миннуллин,
С. С. Комедев,
С. Ф. Багненко
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
skoraâ medicinskaâ pomoŝʹ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2072-6716
DOI - 10.24884/2072-6716-2018-19-3-40-44
Subject(s) - turnaround time , medicine , limiting , tube (container) , sample (material) , emergency medicine , laboratory test , medical emergency , medical physics , operations management , engineering , chemistry , chromatography , waste management , mechanical engineering , biochemical engineering
Laboratory tests are one of the most commonly ordered tests in the ED and often the rate-limiting factor in the workup of a patient. The pneumatic tube system (PTS) can use to provide quick specimen delivery. First aim of this study was to assess PTS by comparing routine chemistry, hematology, coagulation blood test results and sample integrity indices between duplicate samples transported either manually or automatically. Also we tried to assess the contribution of PTS to reduction in lab turnaround times.