SUPPORTING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS WITH POCT

Healthcare facilities are being challenged with increased patient volume and the need for continued monitoring of blood gases in respiratory patients.

FACILITATE REAL-TIME DECISIONS IN DIVERSE SETTINGS TO OPTIMISE PATIENT CARE

While the i-STAT System does not have a test to diagnose coronavirus, the i-STAT System offers test cartridges that provide fast results which can assist in the early identification of deteriorating health in patients and can help to identify patients that are critically ill. Hospitalised patients are often nursed in isolation units in the ICU. The handheld nature of the i‑STAT 1 and i-STAT Alinity analysers means blood testing can be performed at the patient’s bedside potentially reducing the risk of contamination and cross-infection.  .  

i‑STAT CHEM8+ CARTRIDGE The i-STAT CHEM8+ cartridge can be used to rapidly assess the metabolic status of patients and may help the clinician in the assessment of kidney function.

i‑STAT CG4+ CARTRIDGE This blood gas cartridge can quickly assess the patient’s respiratory condition or determine the presence of hyperlactatemia to inform the risk stratification of patients diagnosed with sepsis.

i‑STAT ENABLES CRITICAL DECISION-MAKING TO FACILITATE TESTING IN isolation AREAS:

• PORTABLE, LIGHTWEIGHT AND EASY TO USE - ALLOWS TESTING AT THE PATIENT'S SIDE

• LAB-QUALITY RESULTS IN MINUTES FOR A BROAD MENU OF TESTS ON A SINGLE  POINT-OF-CARE PLATFORM

• SINGLE-USE AND SELF-CONTAINED CARTRIDGES LIMIT EXPOSURE TO POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS BODILY FLUIDS DURING TESTING

• INSTRUMENTS ARE EASY TO WIPE CLEAN AND DECONTAMINATE

• CONNECTS TO THE LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM OR HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM