Barriers to hospital-based clinical adoption of point-of-care testing (POCT): a systematic narrative review

AD Quinn, D Dixon, BJ Meenan - Critical reviews in clinical …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Recent advances in areas such as biomarker discovery and microfluidic device fabrication
have allowed clinical testing to be moved ever closer to the site of patient care. The …

[HTML][HTML] The future of maternal and child health

MC Lu - Maternal and child health journal, 2019 - Springer
Introduction The purpose of this commentary is to start a national conversation about the
future of maternal and child health (MCH). In the coming decades, we will have …

[HTML][HTML] Critical maternal health knowledge gaps in low-and middle-income countries for the post-2015 era

T Kendall, A Langer - Reproductive health, 2015 - Springer
Effective interventions to promote maternal health and address obstetric complications exist,
however 800 women die every day during pregnancy and childbirth from largely …

[HTML][HTML] Wireless skin sensors for physiological monitoring of infants in low-income and middle-income countries

S Xu, AY Rwei, B Vwalika, MP Chisembele… - The Lancet Digital …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Globally, neonatal mortality remains unacceptability high. Physiological monitoring is
foundational to the care of these vulnerable patients to assess neonatal cardiopulmonary …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing health-related social needs and mental health needs in the neonatal intensive care unit: exploring challenges and the potential of technology

E van de Kamp, J Ma, N Monangi, FR Tsui… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Unaddressed health-related social needs (HRSNs) and parental mental health needs in an
infant's environment can negatively affect their health outcomes. This study examines the …

Vulnerability of point-of-care test reagents and instruments to environmental stresses: implications for health professionals and developers

RF Louie, WJ Ferguson, CM Curtis, JH Vy… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2014 - degruyter.com
Strategic integration of point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tools during crisis response can
accelerate triage and improve management of victims. Timely differential diagnosis is …

Innovative newborn health technology for resource‐limited environments

L Thairu, M Wirth, K Lunze - Tropical Medicine & International …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To review medical devices addressing newborn health in resource‐poor settings,
and to identify existing and potential barriers to their actual and efficient use in these …

Low-cost, point-of-care biomarker quantification

F Piorino, AT Patterson, MP Styczynski - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Quantification of biomarkers is necessary for the diagnosis of many
diseases.•Low-cost, point-of-care biomarker quantification remains a challenge.•New …

[HTML][HTML] In-vitro diagnostic point-of-care tests in paediatric ambulatory care: A systematic review and meta-analysis

O Van Hecke, M Raymond, JJ Lee, P Turner… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Paediatric consultations form a significant proportion of all consultations in
ambulatory care. Point-of-care tests (POCTs) may offer a potential solution to improve …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling up quality care for mothers and newborns around the time of birth: an overview of methods and analyses of intervention-specific bottlenecks and …

KE Dickson, MV Kinney, SG Moxon, J Ashton… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) and Ending Preventable
Maternal Mortality targets cannot be achieved without high quality, equitable coverage of …