Evaluation of the Olympus Demand random access chemistry analyser

A systematic evaluation of the Olympus AU5061 as an effective replacement for the SMAC II analyser

Laboratory evaluation of the COBAS MIRA S random access analyser

The random access analyser COBAS MIRA S (Roche Diagnostics) was evaluated for two months. The instrument is a computer-controlled discrete analyser which can be run in a combination profile and single test mode. This instrument has special features, including an automatic cuvette segment changer, a reagent rack cooling system, an external keyboard and monitor, as well as a bar-code facility for...

Evaluation of the Olympus AU-510 analyser

The selective multitest Olympus AU-510 analyser was evaluated according to the recommendations of the Comision de Instrumentacion de la Sociedad Española de Quimica Clinica and the European Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. The evaluation was carried out in two stages: an examination of the analytical units and then an evaluation in routine work conditions. The operational characteri...

Analytical performance of the selective, automatic multianalyser Olympus AU 5031

The analytical performance of the selective, automatic multianalyser Olympus AU 5031 was evaluated over four months and assessed for practicability for another eight months. The evaluation followed the ECCLS guidelines. Twenty routine parameters were measured. In addition, sodium and potassium were determined on an attached flame photometric unit. Both the agreement between the eights photomete...

Letter to the Editor: The effects of hyperlipidaemia, hyperbilirubinaemia and haemolysis on tests performed by the Olympus AU 5000 multiple analyser

Increasing amounts ofIntralipid (Kabivitrum), bilirubin (NBS standard 916) or haemolysate were added to a serum pool of 40 patients, as previously described [1]. Added Intralipid yielded samples with triglyceride levels of 0"8-6-3 g/l, added bilirubin yielded samples having total bilirubin levels of 4-325 mg/1 and added haemolysate yielded samples with haemoglobin concentrations of 0-1"58 g/1. ...