These flexible, easytouse analyzers help free your clinicians to focus on improved patient care without reliability or. The system is comprised of the epoc reader, host2 and bgem test card. The past, present and future of blood gas and electrolyte. To evaluate the analytical performance of a new pointofcare blood gas and electrolyte analyzer, the epoc system. Arterial blood gas in young adults at an average altitude. The epoc system is a handheld, wireless solution used for testing blood gases, electrolytes, and metabolites in about 30 seconds. The volume of blood necessary for analysis has been reduced from approximately 0. Rapidpoint 500 systems siemens healthineers global. The blood gas electrolyte bge test card panel configuration includes sensors for sodium na, potassium k, calcium ica, ph, pco2, po2 and hematocrit hct. List the types of samples that can be analyzed for blood gas and analyte concentrations. Interestingly, the number of blood gas panels reported from the core laboratory decreased from 103,098 panels in 2010 to 78,519 in 2011, a decrease of 23. Acidbase balance overview the ph is a measurement of the acidity or alkalinity of the blood. Siemens healthineers to acquire epocal from alere daic.
For commercially available fdacleared or approved tests, fda scores the tests using these criteria during the premarket approval process. The system manual is organized into sections corresponding with the table of contents at the front of the manual. Comparison of the performance of pointofcare and device. To describe validation and performance of epoc, a blood gas analysis pointofcare system, in a live clinical setting. The epoc system is a handheld, wireless solution that provides blood gas, electrolyte and metabolite results at the patients bedside in approximately 30 seconds after sample introduction. Analytical and clinical performance of the epoc blood. The epoc reader and host are two separate devices that communicate bidirectionally via bluetooth and provide a handheld, wireless solution used for testing blood gases, electrolytes, and metabolites in about 30 seconds.
Evaluation of the enterprise pointofcare epoc system. Published data demonstrate the epoc has increased accuracy and 75% reduction in time for provision of results 79. It provides immediate blood gas, electrolyte and critical care biochemistry results. Epoc blood analysis system at rs 1 pack blood analyzers. The epoc blood analysis system is healthcares first costeffective poc testing solution to leverage smartcard technology and wireless communication to provide caregivers with real. Stat system a blood analysis system that offers the largest menu of tests on a single, portable, pointofcare platform, providing healthcare professionals with. If you already have an mds account for your facility and would like to add epoc access, you may use access update to do so. The epoc blood analysis system is healthcares first costeffective poc testing solution to leverage smartcard technology and wireless communication to provide caregivers with realtime, labquality blood gas, electrolyte, and metabolite results at the patient bedside. Approved guidelinesecond edition 1 scope this guideline addresses blood gas, ph, and related measurements eg, hemoglobin and. This study involves the estimation of the biases and limits of agreement between the istat and epoc blood analyzers. Cal ver lq blood gas is a quality control material intended for use in the quantitative verification of calibration and reportable range of ph, pco2, po2, sodium, potassium, chloride, ionized. Discard the first drop of blood which has been exposed to air. Stat 1 blood analyser operates with the advanced technology of single. Arterial blood gas in young adults at an average altitude of.
System operators and the system administrator should familiarize themselves with the applicable sections in the manual prior to conducting testing. Guidelines recommend obtaining arterial blood samples but these are more difficult to obtain than venous. Linearity analysis and comparison study on the epoc pointof. Data were collected for 156 epoc systems over 12 months.
Jan 30, 2016 the epoc blood analysis system epocal inc. The epoc system delivers accurate, bgem results at the patients bedside in about 30 seconds after sample introduction. It provides immediate blood gas, electrolyte and critical care biochemistry results and provides lower system and consumable costs than other leading portable. Epocal epoc blood gas analyzer epocal epoc point of care blood analysis system is the first. The 100 microlitre blood sample is placed in the epoc reader and takes 30 seconds to read the. It is used with the wondfo s original blood gas analyzer test card electrochemistry, blood gas analyzer reagent pack supporting the use, suitable for the measurement of patients in blood ph. Package contents epoc reader sheet of labels ac adapter power supply sheet of clear label overlays epoc reader components. Cms allows a total of four epoc user accounts existing mds account. The epoc system is a handheld, wireless solution that provides blood gas, electrolyte and metabolite results at the patients bedside in approximately 30 seconds after sample. The epoc blood analysis system improves patient safety, provider satisfaction, workflow and operational efficiencies by eliminating steps, making it safe and cost effective. Evaluation of the enterprise pointofcare epoc system for blood gas and electrolyte analysis james h.
Jul 12, 2016 epoc portable blood gas electrolyte and critical care analyser is a state of the art blood gas analyser with the ability to perform tests and analysis for 18 parameters. Poct using the epoc blood analyzers in our respiratory care department. For capillary whole blood testing, see attachment for instructions on using epoc carefill capillary tube. Approved guidelinesecond edition 1 scope this guideline addresses blood gas, ph, and related measurements eg, hemoglobin and hemoglobin fractions, oxygen content, hemoglobinoxygen saturation, electrolytes, hematocrit, glucose, and lactate as measured in blood.
Section 2 epoc blood analysis system provides a brief description of the epoc system and its major components. Used epocal epoc host reader blood gas analyzer for sale. This breakthrough technology provides stateoftheart lab results directly to a handheld mobile computer. This list includes updates from change request ffs 10958 newly added waived test system. Cal ver lq blood gas is a quality control material intended for use in the quantitative verification of calibration and reportable range of ph, pco2, po2, sodium, potassium, chloride, ionized calcium, glucose, lactate, bun, and creatinine. The epoc blood analysis system consists of individual test cards front and back of card in lower half of. The final score determines whether the test system is.
Syringes without anticoagulant must be run within 35 minutes. Explain the types of errors that can occur with blood gas analysis. Introduction identifying acute hypercapnic respiratory failure is crucial in the initial management of acute exacerbations of copd. Each section is controlled and maintained separately by the document and revision number at the bottom of each page. The epoc carefill capillary tube is intended for use only with epoc blood analysis system and is the only method, other than using a syringe, to introduce samples into. Epoc blood analysis system to replace bloodwork procedures. Epocal epoc blood gas analyzer epocal epoc point of care blood analysis system is the first and only wireless.
Point of care analyzers are offered for sale at block scientific. Carefill capillary tubes are intended for use with the epoc blood analysis system and are used for the collection and dispensing of capillary blood samples with epoc test cards. Blood gas and ph analysis and related measurements. Each section is controlled and maintained separately by the document and. It provides immediate blood gas, electrolyte and critical care biochemistry results and provides lower system and consumable costs than other leading portable critical care analysers. Using venous blood gas analysis in the assessment of. Use 1 or 3ml syringes and li or na heparin anticoagulant. Designed to meet the challenges of pointofcare settings, rapidpoint 500 blood gas systems leverage proven siemens technology to deliver fast, accurate and comprehensive test results in approximately 60 seconds. Lab results are available in less than a minute on whole blood samples as small as 100 microliters.
Clinical laboratory test systems are assigned a moderate or high complexity category on the basis of seven criteria given in the clia regulations. Arterial blood gas analysis is a common investigation in emergency departments and intensive care units for monitoring patients with acute respiratory failure. Nichols, phd, dabcc, facb, aparna rajadhyaksha, md, and mirian rodriguez, ma. Preimplementation precision and correlation studies and postimplementation quality assurance data were collected, including test card, reader, and. The epoc blood analysis system is a handheld, wireless testing solution that provides blood gas, electrolyte and metabolite results near the patient in approximately 30. Evaluation of the enterprise pointofcare epoc system for. The epoc reader calibrates the smart card and is then ready for a blood sample. The steps to access epoc application document contains detailed information on accessing the epoc and aspen web applications. Using the epoc point of care blood analysis system reduces. In 2011, 101,808 blood gas panels were reported with the epoc system, a 16. The epoc system use specimen of heparinized anticoagulated arterial, venous or capillary whole blood. The epoc reader and host are two separate devices that communicate bidirectionally via bluetooth and provide.
A leading lab equipment supplier in new york, block scientific offers a wide. We assessed whether blood gas values derived from venous blood could replace arterial at initial assessment. Epocal epoc blood gas analyzer epocal epoc point of care blood analysis system is the first and only wireless bedside testing solution to use smart card technology. The arterial blood gas measurement is an instant report of the oxygenation status, the ventilation condition, and the internal acidbase balance.
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