Global Point of Care
Delays can impact patient outcomes, so efficient testing processes are paramount to help maximize surgical outcomes. POC testing with the i-STAT System can help support the unit’s goal of expeditious care and allow surgeons to respond immediately to unstable patient conditions. In addition, the technology may streamline the blood analysis process (to potentially reduce equipment maintenance) and minimize changes in surgery schedules.
Because of the delicate nature of surgery, real-time test results are often critical, yet results from the central lab can take 60 minutes or more.1 Costly challenges, such as surgical cancellations, can add up, while the sharing of bench-top systems for blood gas analysis among a number of operating rooms can can cause delays due to the nurse having to leave the room, the system already being in use or frequent calibration requirements. The variables can potentially increase staffing requirements and impact patient care. Analysis via bench-tops (where the operating room assistant must leave the room to perform tests) can be costly, as well as potentially increase staffing requirements and impact patient care.
In the Cath Lab, it’s important that both activated clotting time (ACT) and blood gas results are readily available.
The i-STAT System test menu enables Cath Labs to function with a single platform, helping to reduce costs while increasing operational efficiencies.
Because of the delicate nature of surgery, real-time test results are often critical, yet results from the central lab can take 60 minutes or more.1 Costly challenges, such as surgical cancellations, can add up, while the sharing of bench-top systems for blood gas analysis among a number of operating rooms can can cause delays due to the nurse having to leave the room, the system already being in use or frequent calibration requirements. The variables can potentially increase staffing requirements and impact patient care. Analysis via bench-tops (where the operating room assistant must leave the room to perform tests) can be costly, as well as potentially increase staffing requirements and impact patient care.
In the Cath Lab, it’s important that both activated clotting time (ACT) and blood gas results are readily available.
The i-STAT System test menu enables Cath Labs to function with a single platform, helping to reduce costs while increasing operational efficiencies.
Larger sample volume in some systems limits usability for pediatric cases, impacting patient care
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