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Empowering critical care with reliable blood gas and electrolyte testing at the Point of Care
Solution
In critical and acute care, reliability and speed matter. The ability to make a rapid, accurate diagnosis can be the difference between life and death. Because blood gas and electrolyte (BGE) analysis is often the very first test a patient receives, it forms the foundation for all subsequent diagnostic and treatment decisions.
Recognizing this critical need, our POC portfolio delivers essential insights into blood oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, and key electrolyte, metabolite, and hematology parameters. Designed to empower clinicians with timely and reliable data, these solutions support fast diagnosis, treatment, and improved patient outcomes in laboratories and near-patient settings such as intensive care units, emergency departments, operating rooms, and pneumology wards.
Together with navify® POC digital solutions, you gain valuable medical insights to help optimize patient care and simplify hospital workflows. Ensure high serviceability and regulatory compliance, empower better reporting and analysis, and improve your operational efficiency—all while maintaining central lab control.
Featured products
IVD
For in vitro diagnostic use.
cobas® b 123 <1> POC system
The cobas® b 123 POC system is a fully automated blood gas and electrolytes analyzer with flexible configurations for fast and easy POC blood gas testing.
IVD
For in vitro diagnostic use.
cobas® b 221 <2> system
The cobas® b 221 system is a fully automated analyzer for Point of Care blood gas testing, designed to deliver reliable results in under two minutes.
IVD
For in vitro diagnostic use.
v-TAC Standalone software
v-TAC Standalone software calculates arterial blood gas values based from venous blood gas measurements and an arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) measurement.
Benefits of blood gas and electrolyte testing solutions
Enhanced patient care
Elevate patient care through timely and accurate results
- Help improve patient outcome: The Roche BGE solutions allow for immediate results, reducing the time between sample collection and treatment, potentially leading to faster interventions and improved patient outcomes.
- More than blood gas and electrolytes: Besides blood gas and electrolytes, Roche BGE solutions provide essential metabolite and hematology parameters performed near the patient, at the time and place of care, enabling quicker diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patients.
- Clinical situations where v-TAC can improve patient care: v-TAC software provides accurate arterial blood gas results from a simple venous sample and an arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) reading. This method is beneficial in clinical situations and departments, particularly when arterial lines are unavailable, their use is limited, or not desired. By using venous blood for testing, v-TAC can help to improve patient care and experience by reducing the pain and risk of side effects associated with arterial punctures.
Improved workflows
Offering workflow efficiency and optimized operations for streamlined clinical decision-making in critical situations
- Accelerate turnaround time: The Roche BGE portfolio provides immediate results through Point of Care testing. This proximity to the patient enables staff to act quickly, enhancing workflow efficiency and enabling timely interventions.
- Simplify workflow: The innovative v-TAC solution simplifies workflows by using venous instead of arterial samples, which reduces erroneous samples and may allow tasks to be transferred from doctors to nurses.
- Achieve operational excellence: Our digital solutions, like navify® POC Operations, navify® Integrator, and navify® Analytics for POC, enable the management of devices, people, and data, strengthening your POC service in critical settings. This, along with features like remote service, contributes to less downtime and optimized BGE system usage.
Economic efficiency
Cost-effectiveness for better patient care
- Reduce resource use to save cost: The Roche BGE portfolio helps optimize resource use with solutions like v-TAC, which saves doctors' time and can help reduce procedural costs. Features like optimized consumables and built-in automation also help lower the operational cost.
- Streamline operations to lower costs: Features like remote software updates, maintenance-free consumables, and remote service ensure less instrument downtime. This boosts staff productivity and lowers operational costs.
- Help improve patient outcomes and finances: Faster, more accurate diagnosis helps reduce hospital stays and readmissions. This leads to better patient outcomes and satisfaction, which can positively impact a hospital's financial performance and patients’ financial burden