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1. Apa itu tes POCT?

Point-of-care testing (POCT) is a form of testing in which medical care is provided for analysis near or close to the patient. Various definitions are provided in the medical/scientific literature. Alternative descriptions include near-patient testing (NPT), bedside testing, doctor's office testing (POL), off-site testing, alternative on-site testing.

The international standard ISO 22870, Point of Care Testing (POCT) requires quality and competence, and defines Tes POCTing as "tests performed near or on-site", the results of which may lead to changes in patient care.

2. Uji POCT banyak digunakan

This definition of Tes POCT provides an accurate, but rather general description of the application of POCT. In practice, POCT can be performed in many places, including home use, self-test; pharmacy; paramedic support, ambulance; nursing home or elderly care center; general medical practice, primary care (American term: POL, physician office laboratory); rural (remote) hospital or health center; large hospital Intensive care facilities (ED, ICU, CCU, etc.); wards or hospital clinics; sports clinics; workplace drug screening.

Jenis pengujian point-of-care dan cara perangkat pengujian point-of-care tertentu digunakan dalam setiap situasi di atas mungkin berbeda, frekuensi pengujian mungkin berbeda, dan persyaratan pengujian atau aplikator hampir pasti akan berbeda.

Selain itu, jika pengujian diperlukan untuk diagnosis, pemantauan, atau skrining, peralatan pengujian berbeda atau sistem pengujian dapat digunakan. Kecocokan yang dibutuhkan juga dapat menentukan prosedur manajemen kualitas, serta persyaratan khusus untuk kontrol kualitas (QC) dan penilaian kualitas eksternal (EQA).

Oleh karena itu, ketika mendiskusikan aplikasi POCT, juga perlu mempertimbangkan keadaan tertentu di mana alat atau uji yang diberikan digunakan. POCT bukan entitas terpadu tunggal karena situasi yang berbeda mungkin memerlukan solusi yang berbeda