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BSI certification agency has granted Abionic’s abioSCOPE® device and PSP test the IVDR certification for in-vitro diagnostics. This certification complies with Europe’s new In-vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR), and will be required for products sold within the EU from May 2022 onward. A transiti

Real world evidence on the practical implementation of the Pancreatic Stone Protein (PSP) Sepsis Test   On the 22nd of September, attendees tuned in to a lively discussion on sepsis chaired by Professor Pedro Póvoa, who is currently coordinator of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in one of the

Context Growing numbers of obesity, alcohol abuse and gallstones are leading to an increase in the incidence of acute pancreatitis. This sudden inflammatory disease of the pancreas usually requires hospitalization due to high mortality and morbidity rates. In some cases, acute pancreatitis can pro

Critical Care, the top-ranked open access journal in the field of critical care medicine, published the results of a study led by Lausanne University Hospital’s Dr Philippe Eggimann and Bern University Hospital’s Dr Yok-Ai Que this month [1]. The authors analyzed pooled data from five cohorts showi

Sepsis is a global healthcare problem, with 50 million cases each year and 11 million related deaths  1 . It’s the life-threatening complication of an infection, in which the host’s immune response to a pathogen damages its own organs. The clinical diagnosis of sepsis relies mostly on signs an

On April 6th, Abionic and Palex joined forces to participate in the first day of GaliSepsis, the National Sepsis Course hosted and organized virtually by the Ourense University Hospital Complex (CHUO) in Spain. With the aim of updating the most important concepts and reviewing the latest developme

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics , a global leader of in vitro diagnostics dedicated to improving and saving lives through innovative laboratory solutions, received CE Mark for its VITROS ®  B•R•A•H•M•S PCT (Procalcitonin) assay, now commercially available to help clinicians identify sepsis and othe

Almost half of the patients with sepsis suffer from myocardial depression and a reduced ejection fraction. Sepsis can also cause changes in circulating volume, vascular tone, and coronary blood flow, all of which affect heart function and heart rate. Serum catecholamine levels and direct measuremen

… Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) times reduced from days to hours….   Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) is pioneering the use of the Accelerate Pheno TM system from Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc., (Accelerate Diagnostics) a leading in vitro diagnostics company, t

In positive blood cultures, the Accelerate Pheno TM system identifies the agent causing the infection in 90 minutes and around 5 hours afterwards it provides information on the antibiotic sensitivity of the pathogen, which is 28 hours less than the current conventional system used in the La Pri