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cord-321346-epsp3bbm	Luppa, Peter B.	Point-of-care testing (POCT): Current techniques and future perspectives	2011-03-21		.txt	text/plain	4891	273	47	In contrast to this centralization and increased efficiency in laboratory diagnostics, there has been a recent trend towards a more decentralized diagnostic analysis, so-called point-of-care testing (POCT), which occurs directly at patientsÕ beds, in operating theatres or outpatient clinics, or at sites of accidents. Clinical pathology as a discipline needs to be responsible for this field, since adherence to quality-management systems ensures accurate, reliable biochemical-test results for optimal patient care and safety, regardless of whether the individual test is performed in a central laboratory or as POCT at the bedside [2] . These instruments are generally more complex than unit-use machines and use different analytical principles [1] : spectrophotometric substrate and enzyme-activity measurement; hematological particle counting; immunoassay; and, sensor-based blood-gas analysis tailored for special POCT applications.	./cache/cord-321346-epsp3bbm.txt	./txt/cord-321346-epsp3bbm.txt