Extending laboratory automation to the wards: effect of an innovative pneumatic tube system on diagnostic samples and transport time
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Extending laboratory automation to the wards: effect of an innovative pneumatic tube system on diagnostic samples and transport time. / Suchsland, Juliane; Winter, Theresa; Greiser, Anne; Streichert, Thomas; Otto, Benjamin; Mayerle, Julia; Runge, Sören; Kallner, Anders; Nauck, Matthias; Petersmann, Astrid.
in: CLIN CHEM LAB MED, Jahrgang 55, Nr. 2, 01.02.2017, S. 225-230.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Extending laboratory automation to the wards: effect of an innovative pneumatic tube system on diagnostic samples and transport time
AU - Suchsland, Juliane
AU - Winter, Theresa
AU - Greiser, Anne
AU - Streichert, Thomas
AU - Otto, Benjamin
AU - Mayerle, Julia
AU - Runge, Sören
AU - Kallner, Anders
AU - Nauck, Matthias
AU - Petersmann, Astrid
PY - 2017/2/1
Y1 - 2017/2/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: The innovative pneumatic tube system (iPTS) transports one sample at a time without the use of cartridges and allows rapid sending of samples directly into the bulk loader of a laboratory automation system (LAS). We investigated effects of the iPTS on samples and turn-around time (TAT).METHODS: During transport, a mini data logger recorded the accelerations in three dimensions and reported them in arbitrary area under the curve (AUC) units. In addition representative quantities of clinical chemistry, hematology and coagulation were measured and compared in 20 blood sample pairs transported by iPTS and courier.RESULTS: Samples transported by iPTS were brought to the laboratory (300 m) within 30 s without adverse effects on the samples. The information retrieved from the data logger showed a median AUC of 7 and 310 arbitrary units for courier and iPTS transport, respectively. This is considerably below the reported limit for noticeable hemolysis of 500 arbitrary units.CONCLUSIONS: iPTS reduces TAT by reducing the hands-on time and a fast transport. No differences in the measurement results were found for any of the investigated 36 analytes between courier and iPTS transport. Based on these findings the iPTS was cleared for clinical use in our hospital.
AB - BACKGROUND: The innovative pneumatic tube system (iPTS) transports one sample at a time without the use of cartridges and allows rapid sending of samples directly into the bulk loader of a laboratory automation system (LAS). We investigated effects of the iPTS on samples and turn-around time (TAT).METHODS: During transport, a mini data logger recorded the accelerations in three dimensions and reported them in arbitrary area under the curve (AUC) units. In addition representative quantities of clinical chemistry, hematology and coagulation were measured and compared in 20 blood sample pairs transported by iPTS and courier.RESULTS: Samples transported by iPTS were brought to the laboratory (300 m) within 30 s without adverse effects on the samples. The information retrieved from the data logger showed a median AUC of 7 and 310 arbitrary units for courier and iPTS transport, respectively. This is considerably below the reported limit for noticeable hemolysis of 500 arbitrary units.CONCLUSIONS: iPTS reduces TAT by reducing the hands-on time and a fast transport. No differences in the measurement results were found for any of the investigated 36 analytes between courier and iPTS transport. Based on these findings the iPTS was cleared for clinical use in our hospital.
U2 - 10.1515/cclm-2016-0380
DO - 10.1515/cclm-2016-0380
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 27362964
VL - 55
SP - 225
EP - 230
JO - CLIN CHEM LAB MED
JF - CLIN CHEM LAB MED
SN - 1434-6621
IS - 2
ER -
