Uniklinikum Erlangen

Streamlining high-volume blood gas analyzer testing to enhance patient safety and ICU efficiency at Uniklinikum Erlangen

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For over 15 years, Uniklinikum Erlangen has used Radiometer's 1st Automatic solution to standardize and automate their entire blood gas testing process from sampling to results management.

Managing 800 daily tests across their facility—totaling 300,000 analyses annually—1st Automatic helps to eliminate sample mix-ups, reduce preanalytical errors, increases healthcare provider safety, and allows staff to stay patient-focused in the ICU. It is integral to their ICU workflow, with all ICU doctors and nurses trained on the 1st Automatic process.

Dr. Andreas Wehrfritz, Senior Physician and Anesthesiologist, highlights how Radiometer's automated solutions have helped enhance ICU efficiency and patient safety at the ICU at Uniklinikum Erlangen.

Standardizing and automating critical blood gas testing in the ICU

Maximizing patient and staff safety in the high-risk environment of the ICU is vital for staff within the Anesthesiology Department of Uniklinikum Erlangen in Germany.

Blood gas analysis is a critical element of diagnostic and care management, especially post-surgery, but it requires accuracy and efficiency. Traditional workflows can risk sample mix-ups and blood contamination that can negatively impact patients and results. An efficient workflow is essential.

An integrated end-to-end solution for critical care

Uniklinikum Erlangen implemented 1st Automatic from Radiometer, a unique end-to-end workflow solution that combines pre-barcoded safePICO syringes with vented safeTIPCAP that reduces the chance of air contamination and blood spillage; ABL800 FLEX blood gas analyzers with the FLEXQ module which automatically scans, mixes, aspirates, and analyzes samples; and AQURE FLEXLINK for complete sample traceability.
Dr. Fabian Seibert, Assistant Doctor in the Anesthesiology Department, emphasizes how 1st Automatic has helped minimizing pre-analytical errors and ensuring accurate patient identification.

There is no chance of mixing up the syringes and the data which is measured is automatically transferred into our HIS/LIS system where it is analyzed by us. We have very vulnerable patients and having the wrong measurements or mixing up patients would be very dangerous.

- Dr. Fabian Seibert, Assistant doctor, Anesthesiology Department ICU, Uniklinikum Erlangen

Transforming patient care through automation and safety

After 15 years of implementation, 1st Automatic has transformed Uniklinikum Erlangen's blood gas testing from a labor-intensive, error-prone process into a streamlined workflow that enables exceptional patient care while meeting Germany's strict regulatory requirements.
By scanning the pre-barcoded safePICO syringe, accurate linkage of patient and sample data is ensured.

We can save a lot of time because everything works automatically, allowing us to concentrate on quality patient care. Radiometer's blood gas solution is user-friendly and allows us complete confidence in our blood testing capabilities, as well as ensuring patient safety.

- Stephanie Schmidt, PhD student responsible for four of the ABL800 FLEX blood gas analyzers, Uniklinikum Erlangen

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Uniklinikum Erlangen, Germany

  • More than 1,400 hospital beds across the facility
  • Nine intensive care units, with three in the Department of Anesthesiology
  • 42 beds across the three ICU units
  • 2,200 ICU patients treated annually
  • 300,000 blood gas tests performed annually (800 daily)
  • 15+ years of 1st Automatic implementation experience
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