Blood gas - Preanalytics
app for Windows Phone

This blood gas app for Windows Phone focuses on the preanalytical phase of blood gas testing and what operators can do to avoid errors

"Preanalytical errors are said to be the reason for up to 75% of all errors in laboratory medicine. The diagnostic consequences depend on the magnitude of the preanalytical error. In worst case, these errors may lead to mistreatment of patients; in all cases, these errors are an extra workload for the hospital staff involved" [1].

The content of the "Blood gas - Preanalytics" app for Windows Phone is threefold, with tips on how to avoid errors, troubleshooting and skill test:

Handbook

A key feature in this app, the handbook section contains videos showing how to properly collect a blood gas sample by arterial puncture, through an arterial line or by capillary sampling. It also describes several types of errors that can occur during and after sampling and gives tips on how to avoid such preanalytical errors.

Pin individual sections of the Handbook to your start screen for easy access.

The recommendations provided are based on existing literature and international best practices.

Troubleshooting

Exceptionally high or low values of a given parameter may be due to one or several types of preanalytical errors. The troubleshooting section is a good tool when you are experiencing difficulties evaluating if measured results reflect patient status or if a preanalytical error may have occurred.

Pin the Troubleshooting guide to your start screen for easy access.

Skill test

How good are you at avoiding preanalytical errors in blood gas testing? If you would like to test your knowledge about how to avoid preanalytical errors, you can take a skill test in the app.

Pin the Skill test to your start screen for easy access.

Supported Languages

The app supports the following language: English, French, Spanish, and German.

Content updates

The app checks automatically for content updates and syncs new content in the background. You will be prompted whenever new content is being synced.

Disclaimer

Radiometer is furnishing this item "as is". Radiometer does not provide any warranty of the item whatsoever, whether express, implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any warranty that the contents of the item will be error-free.

In no respect shall Radiometer incur any liability for any damages, including, but limited to, direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages arising out of, resulting from, or any way connected to the use of the item, whether or not based upon warranty, contract, tort, or otherwise; whether or not injury was sustained by persons or property or otherwise; and whether or not loss was sustained from, or arose out of, the results of, the item, or any services that may be provided by Radiometer.

This app is owned and maintained by Radiometer Medical ApS, a Danish limited liability company with its registered office at Åkandevej 21, 2700 Brønshøj, Denmark ("Radiometer"). For more information on Radiometer, go to www.radiometer.com

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