An award-winning Harvard project by a Bahraini doctor could help cut the average turnaround time for critical heart attack testing at Bahrain’s largest public hospital, potentially saving the lives of many patients, it has emerged.
Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) pathology department chairperson Dr Nermin Saeed’s study involved multiple strategies to boost laboratory efficiency – which resulted in successfully reducing Troponin-1 test turnaround time from 90 minutes to under 60.
It included introduction of new methods for blood testing, redesigning workflow and collaborating with several departments to fast-track the process.
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