A simple gatekeeping intervention improves the appropriateness of blood urea nitrogen testing

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2024 Sep 25. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2024-0937. Online ahead of print.

Luigi Devis^{1

2}, Emilie Catry^{1

2

3}, Régis Debois⁴, Isabelle Michaux⁵, Patrick M Honore⁵, Eric Pinck⁶, Frédéric Foret⁷, François Mullier^{1

2

3

8}, Mélanie Closset^{1

2}

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, CHU UCL Namur Site Godinne, UCLouvain, Yvoir, Belgium.
² Namur Laboratory Appropriateness and Sustainability Team (LAST), CHU UCL Namur, UCLouvain, Yvoir, Belgium.
³ Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC), UCLouvain, Yvoir, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine, CHU UCL Namur Site Sainte-Elisabeth, UCLouvain, Namur, Belgium.
⁵ Department of Intensive Care, CHU UCL Namur Site Godinne, UCLouvain, Yvoir, Belgium.
⁶ Department of Intensive Care, CHU UCL Namur Site Sainte-Elisabeth, UCLouvain, Namur, Belgium.
⁷ Department of Intensive Care, CHU UCL Namur Site Dinant, UCLouvain, Dinant, Belgium.
⁸ Namur Thrombosis & Hemostasis Center (NTHC), Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences (NARILIS), University of Namur, CHU UCL Namur, Namur, Belgium.

No abstract available

Keywords: demand management; inappropriate; laboratory tests; prescription; sustainability; urea.

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