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Table 1 Sensitivity and specificity of selected point-of-care analysis compared with core-laboratory analysis

From: Point-of-care testing in the overcrowded emergency department – can it make a difference?

Marker

Sensitivity, %

Specificity, %

Reference

 

POCT

Core laboratory

POCT

Core laboratory

 

CKMB + cTnT

     

Single draw

30

30

91

92

[10]

Serial draw

43

43

88

91

 

hCG (urine)

95.3

100

100

100

[11]

hCG (blood)

95.8

100

100

100

 

D-dimer

83.3

100

100

100

[12]

 

100

100

73.3

67.9

[13]

  1. CKMB, creatine kinase-MB; cTnT, cardiac troponin T; hCG, human chorionic gonadotropin; POCT, point-of-care testing.
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