Multicenter Evaluation of Workflow Performances of the New Olympus AU3000i®
Bargnoux, A.S.; Stéphanie Badiou; Bertsch, T.; Aschenneller, C.; Herzog, V.; Ebel, A.; Cristol, J.P.; Dupuy, A.M.
Clinical Laboratory 55(11-12): 459-464
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1433-6510 PMID: 20225668 Document Number: 13629
Background: A new immunoanalyzer (AU3000i®) has been developed by Olympus (Rungis, France) with the intention of offering a consolidated workcell. The aim of this experiment was to assess, in a multi-centre study (two French sites, one German site), the practicability of the Olympus AU3000i® in terms of throughput (test/h), rerun capabilities, emergency sample handling and reflex test capabilities. Results: The workload study showed that the AU3000i® was capable of running both one- and two-step assay protocols with a throughput of 240 tests per hour which corresponds to 209.3 tests per hour including the initialization time. Emergency samples were correctly treated as a priority in less than 30 minutes for ten samples. Furthermore the analyzer could be programmed to generate automatic dilution, rerun and reflex tests, reducing the hands-on labour time for technicians. Conclusion: Workflow studies showed that Olympus AU3000i® and AU Clinical Chemistry can cover the combined workload of various routine analyzers in a variety of laboratory environments.
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