Preanalytics in blood gas testing - Importance of sample mixing
March 22, 2018
This webinar is presented by Professor Ana-Maria Simundic from the department of Medical biochemistry at Zagreb University. Her research activities focus on quality management and the preanalytical phase.
This webinar will review all steps in the preanalytical phase of blood gas testing focusing on possible sources or errors and error prevention opportunities.
A specific emphasis will be placed on the mixing of a blood gas sample in order to obtain a homogeneous blood sample and to avoid bias on hemoglobin results.
About this webinar
62% of all errors in relation to blood gas testing occur in the preanalytical phase.
A preanalytical error can jeopardize the final test result which ultimately could lead to incorrect patient treatment.
This webinar will review all steps in the preanalytical phase of blood gas testing focusing on all possible sources or errors and error prevention opportunities. A specific emphasis is centered around the area of “mixing a blood gas sample” in order to obtain a homogeneous blood sample.
About the speaker
Prof. Ana-Maria Simundic received her graduate and postgraduate education at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Biochemistry at the Zagreb University where she currently holds a professor position at the department of Medical Biochemistry.
Prof. Simundic is also the Head of the Clinical unit for Medical Biochemistry and Analytical Toxicology of the University department of Chemistry at Sestre milosrdnice University hospital center.
Prof. Simundic is the President of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine and serves as Executive Board Secretary of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM). In line with her research activities, Prof. Simundic chairs the EFLM working group for Preanalytical phase (WG-PRE).
She was awarded with the Best Young Scientist award in 2000 and Best Research award in 2011 by the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, with the Per Hyltoft Petersen Award (2012) by the Slovak Society of Laboratory Medicine and with the Honorary membership of the Hungarian society for Laboratory medicine in 2012.
Prof. Simundic has authored or co-authored numerous peer reviewed manuscripts and serves as the Editor-in-chief of the journal Biochemia Medica, published by the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Her research activities focus on quality management and the preanalytical phase.
Who should attend?
- ED
- ICU
- NICU
- LAB
- POCC
This webinar will:
- Describe the reasons why careful attention to the preanalytical phase helps to avoid risk to patients
- Review the reasons why sufficient sample mixing is important to avoid bias on hemoglobin results
- Identify the steps for healthcare providers to help avoid preanalytical errors