Week 1- Acusera Tri-Level Cardiac Control

The Randox Acusera Tri-Level Cardiac control is designed for use in the routine monitoring of both accuracy and precision. Assayed instrument and method specific target values are provided for 7 cardiac markers along with temperature specific target values for CK and CK-MB.

Features & Benefits

• Lyophilised for enhanced stability
• 100% human serum
• Assayed target values provided for 7 cardiac markers
• Cut off levels for Troponin I and T in line with internationally recommended levels
• Stable to expiry date at 2°C – 8°C
• Reconstituted stability of 5 days at 2°C – 8°C or 4 weeks at -20°C

Week 2- Acusera Liquid Cardiac Control

The Randox Acusera Liquid Cardiac control is designed to be both convenient and easy to use. The liquid ready-to-use format makes it ideal for both clinical laboratories and point-of-care testing. Assayed, instrument specific values are provided for an impressive 8 cardiac markers including, NT-ProBNP, D-dimer and Troponin ensuring consolidation and flexibility. Furthermore an open vial stability of 30 days for all analytes helps to keep waste and costs to a minimum.

Features & Benefits

• Liquid ready-to-use
• 100% human serum
• Assayed target values provided for 8 cardiac markers
• Cut off levels for Troponin I and T in line with internationally recommended levels
• Stable to expiry date at 2°C – 8°C
• Open vial stability of 30 days at 2°C – 8°C for all analytes

Week 3 – RIQAS Cardiac Programme

RIQAS is the largest international External Quality Assessment Scheme, with more than 40,000 participants in over 124 countries. World renowned for reducing the number of individual programmes required by even the most demanding laboratories, RIQAS covers 360 parameters across 32 flexible multi-parameter programmes.  Effective consolidation in this way will not only deliver real cost savings but free up storage space and ultimately reduce the time spent preparing multiple samples at each survey.

The RIQAS Cardiac EQA programme is designed to monitor the performance of up to 7 clinically significant cardiac markers. Two flexible reporting options are available to suit the needs of all laboratory sizes.

Features & Benefits

• Accredited to ISO/IEC 17043
• Lyophilised for enhanced stability
• 100% human serum
• Bi-weekly reporting
• Submit results and view reports online via RIQAS.Net
• Register up to five instruments at no extra cost

Week 4 – Acusera 24.7 Live Online Version 2.0

Acusera 24•7 Live Online is an interlaboratory data management and peer group reporting package complementing the Acusera range of true third party quality controls. Designed to assist in the management of daily QC activities, Acusera 24•7 Live Online will help to meet regulatory requirements, improve error detection, reduce false rejections and ensure accurate patient results.

Delivering an online platform for effective QC data management, our software provides unique access to instantly updated real-time peer group data, automatically generated QC statistics, QC multi-rules, interactive charts and comprehensive reports.

Acusera 24•7 Live Online is an essential QC tool for laboratories of all sizes. By participating and implementing our software your laboratory will be able to do the following;

• Quickly identify trends, system errors and reagent issues, minimising expensive repeat tests
• Automatically calculate Measurement Uncertainty, Total Error and Sigma Metrics
• Bridge the gap between daily quality control and external quality assessment
• Improve EQA performance by eliminating any undetected bias
• Facilitate regulatory compliance
• Reduce false rejections through the use of QC multi-rules
• Increase confidence in assigned QC target values
• Speed up troubleshooting processes, shortening delays in reporting