POCT has also the following characteristics:
1, fast
The main purpose of POCT is to get the experimental results faster. Advances in diagnostic and supportive technology, knowledge of disease and improved treatment are the main reasons for the growing interest in POCT (financial pressures are a secondary factor). These advances have led to the near eradication of some diseases and the early diagnosis and better treatment of others.
For the diagnosis of AMI patients with a highly suspicious clinical picture in which the electrocardiographic presentation is not diagnostically decisive, the use of the myocardial injury marker cTnI bedside diagnostic reagent has made the diagnosis and determination of the treatment plan for such acute patients much easier and more accurate. The entire procedure takes only 15 minutes.
2, simple to use
Operation is simple, easy to use is another feature of POCT, POCT by virtue of its ease of use has become part of the diagnostic system; POCT has assumed the functions of the laboratory but do not need the traditional hospital laboratory equipment. POCT can be completed in the doctor's clinic can also be done in the car. POCT can be regardless of the time and place restrictions, 24 hours a day all-round service for the patient. POCT can be performed in the doctor's office as well as in a moving car, regardless of time and place.
3, saving the overall cost
The biggest problem faced by the laboratory staff is to control the cost of diagnosis. But the result is always to reduce the cost of individual tests, rather than from the overall reduction in the cost of the patient's entire medical process. In terms of "cost per test", POCT is relatively high; however, in many cases the use of POCT not only improves the results but also reduces the use of resources, patient hospitalization time, sampling time, and healthcare staff time.