As the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic continues to spread, Siemens Healthineers is working hard to provide the best possible support to healthcare providers at each stage of COVID-19 patient care: diagnosis, prognosis, therapy, and follow-up. Blood gas testing is important in supporting COVID-19 response efforts and plays a critical role in managing infected patients and monitoring their respiratory distress. Our epoc Blood Analysis System provides caregivers with critical, actionable blood gas results that aid in the diagnosis and treatment of acute patients.

As referenced in Critical Care Transport Medicine Conference Scientific Forum / Air Medical Journal 36 (2017) 208e215: “Point of Care Lab Testing using the epoc® blood analyzer was successfully performed during 95.78% of attempts and most frequently altered patient care for patients with chief complaint of respiratory failure, unresponsiveness, fevers, respiratory distress, and altered mental state. This information may be helping in standardizing the use of POCT during critical care transport medicine, foster protocol development and facilitate patient care.” .

For more information, or to discuss your specific needs, please contact
Sarah Gamble, Business Manager for Point of Care in Canada at:
[email protected] or 905-638-8842.