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Affect of negative pressure tube system on laboratory turnaround time of emergency department patients

Negatif basınçlı tüp sisteminin acil servis hastalarının laboratuvar test istek-sonuç sürelerine etkisi

Can DUMAN
Murat PEKDEMİR
Serkan YILMAZ
Pages
13–17
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Among these parameters, the TTs of CBC, Sed and EBT were significantly different between two periods (p

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: Laboratory tests demanded in an emergency department (ED) go through several steps including transport of the samples, assessment and announcement of the results.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: The TT of the laboratory tests that were one week before (period 1) and after (period 2) the initiation of the system were gathered from the hospital and laboratory databases.
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Conclusion & Impact:Among these parameters, the TTs of CBC, Sed and EBT were significantly different between two periods (p
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Objectives: Laboratory tests demanded in an emergency department (ED) go through several steps including transport of the samples, assessment and announcement of the results. Negative pressure tube system (NPTS) is an alternative method for transporting samples. The aim of this study is to investigate the affects of NPTS and working hours on turnaround time (TT). Materials and Methods: The TT of the laboratory tests that were one week before (period 1) and after (period 2) the initiation of the system were gathered from the hospital and laboratory databases. The TTs of complete blood count (CBC), sedimentation (Sed), emergency biochemical tests (EBT), coagulation tests (CT) and urine analysis (Uri) were analyzed. Results: Three hundred and fifty five samples were included in the study. Of these 355 patients, 164 patients were in period 1 (46.2%), and 191 (53.8%) in period 2. During the first period, TT for CBC, Sed, EBT, CT and Uri were 58 (4-311), 91.5 (41-228), 80 (24-259), 54.5 (19-191) and 66 (15-266) minutes, respectively. During the second period, the TT for the same tests were 33 (2-222), 54 (11-222), 64 (24-370), 58 (22-280) and 70.5 (10-357) minutes, respectively. Among these parameters, the TTs of CBC, Sed and EBT were significantly different between two periods (p

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G i r i ş: Acil servisten istenen laboratuvar testlerinde örnek gönderilmesi, örneğin çalışılması ve sonucun bildirilmesi gibi çeşitli aşamalar vardır. Negatif basınçlı tüp sistemi (NBTS) örnek gönderilmesinde kullanılan alternatif yöntemlerden birisidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı NBTS’nin ve mesai saatlerinin tetkik sonuçlanma süresine etkisini araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Sistemin hizmete girmesinden önceki bir hafta (dönem-1) ve sonraki bir haftalık (dönem-2) sürede acil servisten istenen tetkikler hastane ve laboratuvar bilgi sisteminden tarandı. Tam kan sayımı (TKS), sedimantasyon (Sed), acil biyokimya (Abio), koagülasyon testleri (KT) ve tam idrar tetkiki (T‹T) test istek sonuçlanma süreleri (T‹SS) incelendi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya 355 örnek gönderimi dâhil edildi. Dönem-1’de 164 örnek (%46.2), dönem-2’de 191 örnek (%53.8) incelendi. Dönem-1’de TKS, Sed, Abio, KT ve T‹T testleri T‹SS ortancaları sırasıyla 58 (4-311), 91.5 (41-228), 80 (24-259), 54.5 (19-191) ve 66 (15-266) dakika olarak bulundu. Dönem-2’de ise aynı testler sırasıyla 33 (2-222), 54 (11-222), 64 (24-370), 58 (22-280) ve 70.5 (10-357) dakika olarak saptandı. TKS, Sed ve Abio testlerinin dönem- 1 ve dönem-2 T‹SS arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulundu (her biri için, p

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DUMAN, C., PEKDEMİR, M., YILMAZ, S. (2022). Affect of negative pressure tube system on laboratory turnaround time of emergency department patients. Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 1, 13–17. https://ajindex.com/articles/626121

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