Abstract
Although speed in reporting results of clinical laboratory testing for emergency department and intensive care unit patients is always desirable, for clinical toxicology purposes, tests using immunoassays from the central laboratory or point-of-care devices do not have adequate performance or cover the menu of drugs needed to meet clinical standards. Therefore, a regional toxicology laboratory using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry is desirable for accurate and comprehensive coverage of drug testing.
MeSH terms
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Chromatography, Liquid / methods
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques / standards*
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Drug Monitoring / methods
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Drug Monitoring / standards
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Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration
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Humans
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Immunoassay / methods
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Immunoassay / standards
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Intensive Care Units / organization & administration
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Mass Spectrometry / methods
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Mass Spectrometry / standards
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Point-of-Care Systems / standards*
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Substance Abuse Detection / methods*
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Substance Abuse Detection / standards
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Time Factors
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Toxicology / methods*