Quality Assurance for the POCT Systems

Abstract

Point-of-care testing (POCT) is in the fact laboratory testing provided near the site of patient care or directly in this place. POCT includes in the present time bedside testing, near-patient testing, physicians office testing, extra-laboratory testing, decentralized testing, off-site, ancillary, and alternative testing, and, of course, point-of-care testing. Laboratorian and clinical staff often use these terms synonymously, but POCT can be delivered in many different ways. Different tests and technique can be also hidden in different terms.