Radiometer’s 1st Automatic blood gas analysis system is crucial to patient care in the Adult Intensive Care Unit (AICU)
at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital. Barcoded syringes, plus patient and operator identification, are scanned at the bedside and the data transferred to the analyser by FLEXLINK software. FLEXLINK also sends correctly identified results to, for example, caregivers’ PDAs and bedside monitors. Clare Williams, CIS Manager/Sister, AICU, explained: “The unit handles just over 1000 admissions a year, performing between 125 and 150 tests per day depending on the number of patients and their dependency. Intensive care is all about time saving, and 1st Automatic’s walk-away capability allows us to obtain results quickly while increasing the amount of time we can spend with our patients.”
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