Point-of-care diagnostics for niche applications. Academic Article

abstract

• Point-of-care or point-of-use diagnostics are analytical devices that provide clinically relevant information without the need for a core clinical laboratory. In this review we define point-of-care diagnostics as portable versions of assays performed in a traditional clinical chemistry laboratory. This review discusses five areas relevant to human and animal health where increased attention could produce significant impact: veterinary medicine, space travel, sports medicine, emergency medicine, and operating room efficiency. For each of these areas, clinical need, available commercial products, and ongoing research into new devices are highlighted.

authors

• Ligler, Frances

published proceedings

• Biotechnol Adv

altmetric score

• 3.5

author list (cited authors)

• Cummins, B. M., Ligler, F. S., & Walker, G. M.

citation count

• 48

publication date

• May 2016

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

keywords

• Animals
• Diagnostics
• Emergency Care
• Emergency Service, Hospital
• Humans
• Operating Room
• Operating Rooms
• Point-of-Care Systems
• Point-of-care
• Space Flight
• Space Travel
• Sports Medicine
• Veterinary
• Veterinary Medicine

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.01.005

start page

• 161

end page

• 176

volume

• 34

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.01.005