I kind of gave a talk on this area yesterday at the Society of Acute medicine conference in Manchester
I'm no expert but used
American Journal of emergency medicine vol 30 issue 8 1639-1649 October 2012
As a basis for my talk
From my reading there is very little hard evidence to support their use at the moment
Best wishes
Craig
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On 12 Oct 2012, at 09:57, "Jordaan Marieke" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
According to company representatives there are several A&E /Acute Admissions departments where point of care testing of troponin is in use or being introduced, and not only after 10 or 12 hours but on admission and a few hours later, depending on local protocols.
On the other hand there is a desire / pressure to move to ever increasingly sensitive methods in the laboratory to facilitate earlier diagnosis and identification of the most appropriate care pathway.
How do other departments reconcile the two approaches, and particularly where both types of testing are being used for the same patients?
Regards
Marieke
Dr Marieke Jordaan
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Mid-Yorkshire Trust
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