You’ll find our best evidence on point-of-care testing. These range from short reports to in-depth systematic reviews, recommendation reports, and implementation tools geared to translating research into action.
We’ve selected the following materials to get you started:
- Portable Stroke Diagnosis Devices for Adults with Stroke Symptoms: A Review of Diagnostic Accuracy and Cost-Effectiveness (Summary With Critical Appraisal, July 2019)
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Sepsis in Rural and Remote Areas of Canada (Tool, May 2019)
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Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Patients with Suspected Sepsis (Tool, May 2019)
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Rapid Tests for the Diagnosis of Group A Streptococcal Infection: A Review of Diagnostic Test Accuracy, Clinical Utility, Safety, and Cost-Effectiveness (Peer-Reviewed Summary With Critical Appraisal, May 2018)
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Point-of-Care Testing: Summary of Evidence — January 2019 Update (Tool) — a summary of the evidence (based on a number of CADTH reviews) on the topic of point-of-care testing.