SKUP – a method to improve the quality of patient care

Czech version

Authors: B. Friedecký ^1,2; J. Kratochvíla ²
Authors‘ workplace: Ústav klinické biochemie a diagnostiky LF UK a FN Hradec Králové, Přednosta: prof. MUDr. Vladimír Palička, CSc. ¹; SEKK Pardubice, Ředitel: Ing. Marek Budina ²
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2012; 92(10-12): 540-542
Category: Reviews

Overview

The increase in possibilities offered by the POCT system to physicians, clinical units of intensive care and patient self-monitoring is continuing apace. Is this trend positive for patients and their care? Do the manufacturers provide all the qualitatively and quantitatively necessary information needed for risk management? It is very important for users to obtain objective, independent information concerning the quality of POCT, and how results compare to the results of clinical laboratories. We show how this information can be obtained in Scandinavian countries. We demonstrate unsolved problems in the Czech Republic by means of examples of glucometers, HbA_1c, and C-reactive protein.

Key words:
SKUP, POCT, glucose, HbA_1c, C-reactive protein

Sources

1. Scandinavian evaluation of laboratory equipment for primary health care (SKUP). Dostupné na http://www.skup.nu/.

2. Braga, F., Panteghini, M.: Biologic variability of C-reactive protein: Is the available information reliable? Clin Chim Acta, 2012, 413, p. 1179–1183.

3. Friedecký, B.: Kvalita měření glukózy v krvi osobními a POCT glukometry. Klin Biochem Metab, 2012, 3, p. 134–135.

4. Friedecký, B.: Glukometry v rukou pacientů, praktických lékařů a na jednotkách intenzívní péče. Prakt. lék., 2011, 91(10), s. 581–584.

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