Laboratory test ordering in inpatient hospitals: a systematic review on the effects and features of clinical decision support systems

Table 3 Effects of CDSS interventions on laboratory testing outcomes

Outcome		Positive		No effect	Negative
Category	Subcategory	Statistically significant	Demonstrated	No effect	Statistically significant	Demonstrated
Test-related	Proportion of tests	28, 34, 35, 36, 32, 39, 33, 40, 42*, 44	31, 36, 30, 37, 38, 41	31, 36, 43	42*
	Cost of tests	34	28, 30, 37, 38, 32, 41
	Test intervals	28
	Number of STAT request		31
Physician-related	Guideline adherence		31, 33
	Orders cancellation after the reminders		28
Patient-related	Patient complication			28, 39, 41
	Patient disposition	34
	LOS			34
	Mortality rate	34

*This study used three different CDSS intervention; two of which had positive impact and one of which had negative impact

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