Hi Carol,

I haven't used it but Roche have a relatively new system called cobas b101. It gives you a lipid panel (Cholesterol, Triglyceride, HDL, LDL, Non-HDL and TC/HDL) in 6 minutes requiring 19uL of blood. It also measure HbA1c in 5 minutes requiring 2uL of blood or you can dual test in <15 minutes.
It might be worth contacting your local Roche Point of Care Rep for further details.

Hope this is some help,

Kerry
 
Kerry Grant
Lead Biomedical Scientist, POCT
North Bristol NHS Trust
Tel: 0117 3238380

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Subject: POCT cholesterol testing

Hi All

We would like to implement POCT cholesterol testing in the community and I understand that the LDX cholesterol analyser manufactured by ALERE is widely used across the UK.

I am interested in knowing what analysers are used by other Trusts/community services providing cholesterol testing. Any information or your experiences and recommendations would be gratefully received.

Kind regards,
 
Carol
 
Carol Cresswell
 
PoCT Manager
Blood Sciences
Leazes Wing
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Queen Victoria Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
 
Tel: 0191 2820823
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