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Increased time savings in STAT analysis with automatic quality control
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British Journal of Perioperative Nursing
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April 1, 2000
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Copyright informationCopyright National Association of Theatre Nursing Apr 2000. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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PRODUCT NEWS
A new system recently became available which completely automates the quality control process during STAT analysis. Autocheck(TM) is integrated into the ABL(TM)700 Series STAT analyser from RADIOMETER(TM), which measures pH, blood gases, oximetry, electrolytes and metabolites.
Autocheck eliminates the time consuming manual procedures for measuring quality control solutions on the analyser. Time studies performed by an independent consulting firm, Argent Consulting, show that Autocheck reduces the work time on running QC measurements by more than 80%.
Even more time can be saved if the laboratory is responsible for analysers that are decentralised. Walking between departments ...