Point of Care Device Use in the Pediatric Emergency Department

A Randomized Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Point-of-Care Testing in Decreasing Length of Stay in a Pediatric Emergency Department

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00285285

Enrollment

200

Registered

2006-02-01

Start date

2004-01-31

Completion date

2004-08-31

Last updated

2006-02-01

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Conditions

Dehydration, Gastroenteritis, Hyperglycemia, Seizure

Keywords

Point-of-care Testing, Pediatric Emergency Department, Length of Stay, Efficiency

Brief summary

To compare the effect of point-of-care (POC) analysis of blood work with traditional laboratory methods on length of stay in a pediatric emergency department (PED).

Detailed description

This study was a prospective, randomized controlled study of patients requiring blood work that a POC device was capable of performing. Length of time spent at various timepoints were prospectively recorded by a dedicated research assistant after randomization.

Interventions

DEVICEPoint of Care Device; i-Stat Analyzer

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

1 Days to 21 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Clinically requiring bloodwork capable by the POC device

Exclusion criteria

* Requiring other bloodwork such as medication levels, WBC

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Total Length of Stay	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time length for results return, disposition decision, time in ED proper	—

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026