Are there significant differences between POCT and central laboratory testing (CLT)?
It is hoped that these guidelines will be useful for those implementing new testing, as well as those reviewing the basis of current practice. These guidelines should help sort fact from conjecture when testing is applied to different patient populations and establish proven applications from off-label and alternative uses of point-of-care testing (POCT). These guidelines will also be useful in defining mechanisms for optimizing patient outcome and identify areas lacking in the current literature that are needed for future research.
