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Thanks for your replies. I don't really know exactly what they want, I've not been given much information except it's for the community and they currently have an Elitech analyser that does gases and Hb. They are currently trialling the iSTAT but I'd heard managing the cartridge storage is difficult, different storage times depending on the temperature but haven't looked into it as yet. Kind regards Alison Alison Czarnota POCT Coordinator The Ipwich Hospital NHS Trust 01473 703229 (Ext 5229) From: Smith Ian (Biochemistry) (RTH) OUH [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 28 November 2015 13:13 To: Jonathan Kay; Czarnota, Alison; ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN Subject: RE: portable blood gas analyser Hi, As Jonathan said, We use i-Stats in the Emergency Medical Units at Abingdon and Witney Community Hospitals. The Chem 8+ (Na, K, Cl, TCO2, Anion Gap, iCa, Glu, Urea, Cre, Hb, Hct) is by far the most heavily used cartridge (around 400 tests per month across both sites) but CG4+ (Lactate, pH,PCO2, PO2, TCO2, HCO3, BE, sO2) cartridges are also used (around 30 tests per month across both sites). This has been very successful with linkage to hospital systems through Conworx middleware. The only 'complaint' I've heard is that they would like electrolytes, creatinine, urea and gases on the same cartridge. The i-Stat EC8+ or (from an alternative supplier) the Alere EPOC BGEM test card appear to be the closest to achieving this. Best Wishes Ian From: Jonathan Kay [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 27 November 2015 12:55 To: Czarnota, Alison; ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN Cc: Jonathan Kay; Smith Ian (Biochemistry) (RTH) OUH Subject: Re: portable blood gas analyser What settings would you include? We deployed iStats in an Emergency Medical Unit in Abingdon Community Hospital. Mostly used in managing referrals from primary care. Very successful initiative. Jonathan On 27 Nov 2015, at 12:39, Czarnota, Alison <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Does anyone have any experience with portable blood gas analysers for use in the community? Would like to hear about anyone's experiences , good or bad. ***************************************************************************** This message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this in error, you should not disseminate or copy this email. Please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. Please also note that any opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure, or error free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, late in arriving or incomplete as a result of the transmission process ? by communicating with the Trust by email you accept these risks. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of email transmission. This footnote also confirms that, unless otherwise stated, this email message has been scanned by Sophos Anti-virus for the presence of computer malware including viruses and spyware. ***************************************************************************** ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/