Conference Paper
Biomarker Diagnostics in Acute Cardiac and Noncardiac Dyspnea: Is There a Role for Point-of-Care Testing?
Table 1
Comparison of point-of-care testing and central laboratory testing regarding diagnostic test quality (criteria based on [
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| | | POCT | Central Lab |
| | (1) Technical Quality of test information | −/(+) | + | | (2) Diagnostic Accuracy | (+) | + | | (3) Change in the referring physician’s diagnostic thinking | −/+ | + | | (4) Change in the patient management plan | −/+ | + | | (5) Change in patient outcomes | (−) | + | | (6) Societal costs and benefits | (−) | + |
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