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Overcoming pre-analytical issues in blood gas testing

This webinar will review how pre-analytic errors can be recognized and mitigated to avoid the age old “garbage in, garbage out” scenario – minimizing recollection and retesting while maximizing point of care blood gas testing efficiency.

26 Jun 2024

The Role of Point of Care Testing in a Safer Smarter Emergency Department

In this webinar we build on the points discussed in 2016 using recently published data to learn how emergency physicians can use point-of-care (POC) biochemical analyzers to improve safety and efficiency in the Emergency Department (ED).

9 Oct 2018

Clinical Impact of Accurate Hemoglobin Monitoring in Surgical and Critical Care Settings

Not all hemoglobin measurement methods provide quality results. Choosing the incorrect device and not understanding performance limits can result in unnecessary blood utilization and excess cost.

9 Oct 2018

Preanalytics in Blood Gas Testing - Importance of Sample Mixing

This webinar will review all steps in the preanalytical phase of blood gas testing focusing on all possible sources or errors and error prevention opportunities. A specific emphasis is centered around the area of “mixing a blood gas sample” in order to obtain a homogeneous blood sample.

9 Oct 2018

Good Patient Care: Getting Blood Gas Sampling Right

Sample collection issues are the most common cause of inaccurate laboratory results. Those inaccurate results can impact patient care, waste valuable time and lead to unnecessary costs.

9 Oct 2018

Clinical Use of Procalcitonin in the Patient with Suspected Sepsis

The content aims to analyze the value contributed by the diagnosis and prognosis with procalcitonin in symptoms of sepsis, and its usefulness in the therapy to be applied to the patient in comparison with other methods, such as blood culture or CRP.

9 Oct 2018

Improving Patient Care with Better Blood Gas Preanalytics

This webinar is produced by Whitehat Communications and sponsored by Radiometer and acutecaretesting.org. It is an updated version of the session originally presented in October 2016.

3 Oct 2018

Emergency Sepsis: Quickly Detect and Treat

The facts speak for themselves - Sepsis is one of the most common diseases worldwide and the leading cause of death in infectious diseases with a mortality of 30 to 60 percent - often because it is not detected early enough.

3 Oct 2018

Creatinine in the Emergency Department and in the Intensive Care Unit - an Emergency Parameter

An integral part of many screening protocols for emergency admissions is the assessment of kidney function. By determining, among other things, creatinine levels and the eGFR, patients with acute renal failure (ANV) can be identified quickly.

3 Oct 2018

The Benefits of Continuous CO2 and O2 Monitoring in the NICU

Continuous measurement of oxygenation and ventilation status detects sudden changes in the respiratory status in the fragile neonate. Premature and critically ill babies in the NICU are fragile and at risk of sudden changes in oxygenation (pO2) and carbon dioxide (pCO2) levels which can cause severe complications.

3 Oct 2018

The Benefit of Using a D-dimer Assay with a High Clinical Specificity

D-dimer can be used to exclude venous thromboembolism (VTE) in outpatients. Together with a low pretest probability for VTE, a negative D-dimer can safely rule out VTE in 30-50 % of patients with suspected VTE.

20 Sep 2018

The Diagnosis and Monitoring of Sepsis: Lactate and Beyond

Sepsis threatens the lives of over 27 million people each year worldwide. Inappropriate or delayed treatment allows for disease progression to severe sepsis, septic shock and ultimately to 8 million deaths per year.

20 Sep 2018

Airway Management and Innovative Oxygenation

In this webinar a current update of airway management assessment and techniques will be given and the emerging role of transcutaneous CO2 monitoring in the operating theatre will be discussed.

20 Sep 2018

Blood Conservation at the POC: The Right Technology can Make a Difference

Blood conservation is a major objective for health care providers today. An unnecessary blood transfusion can pose potential risk to the patient and be costly. Decisions to give the patient blood are commonly made with POC devices that measure total hemoglobin directly or indirectly.

10 Sep 2018

The Impact of POC Testing on the Quality and Efficiency of Patient Care in the Emergency Department

The main role of emergency medicine is to diagnose and treat acute medical conditions. Paramount is the rapid identification of critical illness. The key diagnostic tools at our disposal are history, examination, imaging and blood tests.

10 Sep 2018

Preanalytics: The First Step for Accurate Blood Gas Results

Preanalytical errors are said to be the reason for up to 62% of all errors in laboratory medicine. Seven percent of percutaneous needle stick injuries are reported to occur in intensive and cardiac care units and operating rooms.

10 Sep 2018

TC Monitoring in NICU - the Value of tcpO2

In the management of critically ill neonates, measurement of arterial oxygenation is frequently required to prevent hypoxia or hyperoxia. Hypoxia may lead to pulmonary vasoconstriction and pulmonary hypertension. In addition, the resulting alterations in systemic blood flow may lead to neurologic and other organ damage.

30 Aug 2018

Cord Blood Gas Analysis in Obstetrical Practice

The process of birth is the most dangerous journey any individual undertakes. The risk of the fetus being “asphyxiated during labor” - that is to encounter insufficient oxygen supply - is a substantial concern even in labor wards in high income countries.

30 Aug 2018

Transcutaneous Monitoring in the Sleep Center - Is This Really Necessary?

Traditionally, sleep centers performed overnight polysomnography primarily for the management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) which would typically comprise 90% of studies. As home sleep apnea testing use has been increasing and becoming the primary modality for diagnosing OSA, the nature of polysomnography is evolving as it emphasizes the evaluation of patients with complex diseases.

30 Aug 2018

IQCP Demystified - Practical Considerations for Your Blood Gas Analyzer

The January 1st deadline for completion of your hospital's IQCP is coming fast, along with a host of questions from those responsible for creating their plans. If IQCP is optional, what are the alternatives? Is an IQCP plan needed for every blood gas analyzer?

30 Aug 2018

Combining Blood Gas Invasive and Non-Invasive Monitoring for the Best Care of Our Neonates

The survival rate of critically ill newborns has increased during the last few decades, especially for extremely preterm infants. However, overall morbidity in surviving newborns is still high in many centers.

30 Aug 2018

Transcutaneous Oxygen Monitoring of Hyperbaric Problem Wound Referrals

Diabetic foot ulcers represent a common indication for hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy. Broad acceptance currently exists by those in a position to refer such patients as well as by those who purchase health care. Despite this, its use has recently been called into question.

14 Aug 2018

Minimizing Pre-Analytical Errors in Blood Gas Testing

There is an increasing awareness of the impact of errors in medicine on the patient and on the entire healthcare system. It is estimated that as many as 98,000 people die annually in the USA as a result of preventable medical errors. This problem has been recognized by both World Health Organization (WHO) as well as by the European Commission (EC).

14 Aug 2018

Preanalytical Errors Related to Venous Blood Sample Collection and Handling

Venous blood sampling is the most common invasive procedure in healthcare. A recent investigation performed by the Working group for Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE) of the European Federation for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) has shown that blood sampling in Europe is performed by different professions with significantly different levels of education, background, competence and skills.

14 Aug 2018

Minimizing Preanalytical Errors in Capillary Blood Sample Collection and Handling

The specimen of choice that enables the collection of small blood volumes from neonatal or critically ill patients is a capillary blood specimen. This specimen type has gained favour with many physicians for the analysis of blood gases, electrolytes and/or metabolites like glucose, lactate, creatinine or total bilirubin.

14 Aug 2018

Transcutaneous Monitoring in Neonatal Resuscitation: Interest of tcpO2

Care of critically ill newborn patients requires regular measurement of arterial oxygenation levels to avoid or limit the risk of hypoxia or hyperoxia.

14 Aug 2018

Value of Point of Care Troponin Testing in Assessing Acute Coronary Syndrome

Patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) make up roughly 10% of Emergency Department (ED) presentations. Approximately 80-90% of these patients are eventually diagnosed with a non-cardiac cause following assessment.

31 Jul 2018

Preanalytical Errors in Blood Gas Testing

31 Jul 2018

Transitioning from Snapshot to Continuous Neonatal Monitoring

The care of the neonate has been a continuous evolving art. In the 1970s and '80s, we had limited continuous monitoring of both oxygen and carbon dioxide.

31 Jul 2018

Evolution of Blood Gas Testing Session 2: Acid-Base Balance and the Practical Applications of the Acid-Base Chart

Session 2 will provide a more in-depth look at the ability of today’s blood gas testing to determine the cause of reduced oxygen transport and release to tissues.

31 Jul 2018

Advantages of Transcutaneous CO2 over End-Tidal CO2 for Sleep Monitoring

Evaluation of a patient’s respiratory and ventilatory status is often based on intermittent arterial samples that are neither practical during sleep nor offer continuous blood gas monitoring. End-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) monitoring is used to indicate patient ventilation status as it reflects trends of arterial pCO2 (PaCO2).

25 Jul 2018

Role of Transcutaneous CO2 Monitoring in High-Risk Respiratory Patients

All clinicians understand that disasters are more likely to be averted when trends are detected early. This is especially true when caring for the varied cross-section of patients who hypo/hyperventilate.

25 Jul 2018

Evolution of Blood Gas Testing Session 1: Practical Applications of the Acid-Base Chart

Blood gas testing has improved over the years thanks to advances in technology. 60 years ago, blood gas testing meant determining pO2, pCo2 and pH levels.

25 Jul 2018

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