STAT testing? A guideline for meeting clinician turnaround time requirements. Practice parameter

This practice parameter, developed by the Practice Parameters and Outcomes Measurement Committee of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), is a guideline for the development of reasonable stat lists. Stat testing lists vary according to practice setting. Furthermore, although stat lists exist, extenuating clinical circumstances may warrant performing a test stat that is otherwise considered routine. Successful development of a stat testing list requires organizations to take an interdisciplinary approach, focusing on clinical and operational considerations of both the care provider and the clinical laboratory.

Published by American journal of clinical pathology, 1996. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.

doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/105.6.671