Objective To evaluate the electrolyte and lactate abnormalities in hospitalized children using
a point of care testing (POCT) device and assess the agreement on the electrolyte …

Objectives Point-of-care testing (POCT) is being increasingly adopted to support clinical
care. Data for critical care parameters in healthy children on POCT instruments are lacking …

Background Hyperlactatemia upon admission is a documented risk factor for mortality in
critically ill adult patients. However, the predictive significance of a single lactate …

METHODS: We conducted an improvement project in which we targeted 6 hospital medicine
teams at a large academic children's hospital system by using the Model for Improvement …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of hyperlactatemia among critically ill children and to
evaluate the clinical value of lactate levels measured at admission to the pediatric intensive …

Background This study evaluated the prevalence and frequency of serum electrolyte
abnormalities (SEAs) in children presenting to a pediatric emergency department (PED) with …

Materials and Methods: In this prospective study, electrolytes were analyzed in 44 paired
samples drawn from critically ill patients. Whole blood electrolytes were analyzed using a …

Objective Electrolyte, hemoglobin, and bilirubin values are routinely reported with point-of-
care (POC) testing for blood gases. Results are rapidly available and require a small blood …

Background Plasma lactate has been used to predict the prognosis of critically ill children,
but mortality risk scores appear to be more appealing, particularly in resource-limited …

Point of care testing, is the term commonly applied to the bedside tests performed in sick
patients. Common clinical conditions encountered in pediatric emergency rooms are …