Dear David,
We have been running a POCT service using the DRW SAMBA devices since mid-may. We now have 5 services running at 5 different hospitals.
The service is run out of A&E. It is staffed 24/7 by POCT associate practitioners - as the devices are complex and the service is very busy - removing nurses/HCAs from patient care activity to run this would not have been the right decision.
However locating them in A&E and considering the approach to testing along a POCT operational model has allowed us to provide an average turnaround time from swab to result of 2hr 35min. Which I don’t believe has been possible using these devices when they are located in the laboratory.
The loading of a sample is simple. The troubleshooting is not as simple and requires a good SOP to follow through.
1 test is 98min analytical time for a negative. You can only load 1 sample at a time.
So they come in banks of devices.
In between tests the time to clean down and load a sample is approx. 5min for an experienced operator.
So in reality... the company sell them with expectation of running 12 a day per machine.
You can push this to 13 a day in my experience.
Happy to discuss further if you would like to know more.
I do not have any experience of the DNA nudge, I have only seen the presentations circulated to procurement teams nationally.
I understand they implemented at charing cross and imperial.
With some verification work done at other sites.
Kind regards
Katy
Katy Heaney
POCT Specialty Lead, Consultant Biochemist
Berkshire & Surrey Pathology Services
Qpoint EQA Scheme Director
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Tel: 07557 865 201
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From: ACB Point-of-Care Testing <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of David Seeruthun
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Subject: Samba II DNA nudge
Hi all
Does anyone have any experience with the Samba II or DNANudge box for COVID testing? How do users find them? are they operated as true POC or are they in lab settings?
Main question is what is the throughput and test length of time for each of the analysers?
Many thanks
Dave
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