The Comparison of waiting time between point of care testing Troponon-I and Central laboratory Troponin-T in atypical chest pain at Emergency department Saraburi hospital

Authors

  • Thansuda Attavin Emergency Department, Saraburi Hospital
  • Patcharee Duongthong Emergency Department Saraburi Hospital

Keywords:

Chest pain, Cardiac enzyme, Waiting times

Abstract

Patients arrive at emergency department with atypical chest pain. The procedure for the diagnosis of acute coronary disease necessarily involves various factors including history taking, physical examination, and EKG and laboratory investigation on cardiac enzyme, the result of which can be obtained by applying Point of Care Test (POCT) placed in emergency department than through central laboratory. This study aims to compare between Protocol TnI (POCT) and Protocol TnT (Hs) regarding the reduction of waiting time (primary outcome) and discharge status form the ED (secondary outcome). The study is a randomized controlled trial on 80 patients that arrive at the Emergency Department of Saraburi Hospital with atypical chest pain between 1st July to 31st December 2020. The patients are randomized into 2 Protocol with 40 patients each. The duration since the arrival to the hospital, through examination by doctor, the receipt of correct cardiac enzyme and departure from the ED, as well as the discharge status and diagnosis were collected. The comparison between Protocol TnI (POCT) and Protocol TnT (Hs) resulted in that there was no statistically significant difference between the positive results at 0 hour and 3 hours, with p-value = 0.3 and 0.18, respectively. The waiting time since patient came in ED exam by doctor, correct cardiac enzyme and leave from ED was no significantly in at p-value= 0.15, 0.94 and 0.85. The mean interval times in protocol TnI (POCT) were 25.2, 88.8 and 408.0 minutes. The mean interval time in protocol TnT(Hs) were 29.4, 57.6 and 363.6 minutes. In term of discharge status, more patients were safely discharged and returned home. Likewise, there was no statistically significant difference between those patients admitted due to acute coronary disease and those admitted due to non-acute coronary disease, p-value 0.17 and 0.24, respectively, compared with those discharged. The comparison between Protocol TnI (POCT) and Protocol TnT(Hs) in patients with atypical chest pain show no significant difference in waiting time and discharge status form the ED

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2022-09-12

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Attavin, T. ., & Duongthong, P. (2022). The Comparison of waiting time between point of care testing Troponon-I and Central laboratory Troponin-T in atypical chest pain at Emergency department Saraburi hospital. Saraburi Hospital Medical Journal, 36(1), 17–32. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/SHMJ/article/view/256309

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Vol. 36 No. 1 (2022): January - June

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