Laboratory Problem
Conditions
Brief summary
The current process for getting complete blood cell counts (CBC) results in the operating room during surgery relies on sending blood samples from the operating room to the hospital's central lab. This workflow is complex and often results in handing off the blood sample to 4 or more different staff members before arriving in the lab for analysis. This often causes delayed CBC results, which may lead to inappropriate or delayed clinical decision making. By providing prompt access to CBC results with the use of a point of care CBC analyzer, the clinical workflow efficiency can be significantly improved. This should resulting in better clinical decision making, reductions in costs, increase in patient satisfaction and facilitation of hospital processes.
Interventions
DEVICECentral Lab based CBC
lab samples will be sent to the central lab for CBC analysis
DEVICEPoint of Care CBC
lab samples will be analyzed at point of care
Sponsors
Northwestern Medicine
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* All English speaking patients, 18 years or older, having surgery in the Lake Forest Hospital operating rooms, with a pre-existing indication for CBC analysis.
Exclusion criteria
* All patients not meeting inclusion criteria or protected patient populations, specifically, pregnant women, prisoners, cognitively impaired patients, patients unable to consent, students, employees, and children)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time to result | Through study completion, an average of 1 year | Time between blood draw and CBC result displayed in Electronic medical record |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed