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dc.contributor.authorRebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlenen_US
dc.contributor.authorSandvik, Hogneen_US
dc.contributor.authorHunskaar, Steinaren_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-03T11:34:09Z
dc.date.available2017-08-03T11:34:09Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.issn0281-3432
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/16194
dc.description.abstractObjective: To investigate the use of laboratory tests and which factors influence the use in Norwegian out-of-hours (OOH) services. Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Setting: Out-of-hours services in Norway. Subjects: All electronic reimbursement claims from doctors at OOH services in Norway in 2007. Main outcome measures: Number of contacts and laboratory tests in relation to patients’ and doctors’ characteristics. Results: 1 323 281 consultations and home visits were reported. Laboratory tests were used in 31% of the contacts. C-reactive protein (CRP) was the most common test (27% of all contacts), especially in respiratory illness (55%) and infants (44%). Electrocardiogram and rapid strep A test were used in 4% of the contacts. Young doctors, female doctors, and doctors in central areas used laboratory tests more often. Conclusion: CRP is extensively used in OOH services, especially by young and inexperienced doctors, and in central areas. Further investigations are required to see if this extensive use of CRP is of importance for correct diagnosis and treatment.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherInforma Healthcareeng
dc.relation.ispartof<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1956/16198" target="blank"> Laboratory tests in out-of-hours services in Norway. Studies with special emphasis on use and consequences of C-reactive protein test in children</a>
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/eng
dc.subjectclinical chemistry testseng
dc.subjectCRPeng
dc.subjectdiagnostic testseng
dc.subjectemergency medical serviceseng
dc.subjectPrimary health careeng
dc.titleUse of laboratory tests in out-of-hours services in Norwayen_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.date.updated2017-08-03T11:25:26Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2012 Informa Healthcare
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3109/02813432.2012.684208
dc.identifier.cristin966339
dc.source.journalScandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
dc.source.4030
dc.source.142
dc.source.pagenumber76-80


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