Liquid Ready to Use Controls Ideal for Point-of-Care Testing

The Randox Acusera range of liquid ready to use quality controls are convenient and easy to use making them ideal for use in point-of-care testing.

In a point-of-care setting, tests are often carried out by nurses at, or near the patient’s bedside. It is therefore extremely important for control material to be convenient, quick and easy to use. The Randox range of liquid ready to use controls offer a range of benefits making them user friendly and suitable for use by non laboratory personnel. Very little training is necessary as controls are liquid stable and ready to use. By eliminating the need for dilution or reconstitution the risk of human error is minimised. Liquid stable controls also eliminate the need to thaw controls before use; freeing up precious staff time while colour coded caps allow different levels to be identified quickly and easily; reducing the risk of costly errors.

Control products include: Blood Gas – multi-analyte control with assayed values provided for 10 analytes, method specific target values and ranges are also quoted for the most common instruments; Liquid Cardiac – assayed values are provided for 10 analytes including Troponin I + T, D-dimer and NT-proBNP. An open vial stability of up to 30 days at 2-8oC minimises waste; Drugs of Abuse – assayed values are provided for 13 different drugs of abuse. An open vial stability of 30 days at 2-8oC minimises waste; and Urinalysis – multi-analyte control containing assayed values for 13 analytes. Designed for use with a wide range of test strip manufacturers with an open vial stability of 30 days at 2-8oC.

There is now an international standard specifically for point-of-care testing; ISO 22870. This standard is intended to be used in conjunction with the standard for medical laboratories, ISO 15189. This means that aspects such as training, competence and documentation should be carefully planned, implemented and governed by a quality management system and there is a requirement for IQC and EQA to be performed, where available.