Quick and Simple Measured Transfers at Cwm Taf UHB Clinical Biochemistry (Graduated Pastettes)

The reason we like the Pastettes is mainly due to the graduation marks, which are great for aliquoting liquids to a rough measure in equal quantities.“We have been using the Alpha Laboratories 1ml Pastettes (LW4040) for a number of years and are very pleased with the product.

The reason we like the Pastettes is mainly due to the graduation marks, which are great for aliquoting liquids to a rough measure in equal quantities. They are also very easy to use and to dispose of.”

Rebecca Hopson
Deputy Services Manager – Prince Charles Hospital

Cwm Taf University Health Board is situated in South Wales.  The Clinical Biochemistry laboratory provides a 24/7 service that operates using the hub and spoke model, the hub being at Prince Charles Hospital (PCH) and the spoke laboratory at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital (RGH).

Rebecca Hopson, Deputy Services Manager at the Prince Charles Hospital, told us:

“The PCH hub laboratory receives, on average, 1600 samples every week day. The site offers an extensive range of tests – approximately 120 assays. These include routine tests such as Liver function test, thyroid function test, bone profile and blood glucose. In addition, specialist tests such as NT-proBNP, Vitamin D, IGF-1, Calprotectin and Growth hormone are also performed. The RGH site mainly offers routine testing to secondary care. The service is fully UKAS accredited and is also a referral laboratory for some of the specialist testing.

We have been using the Alpha Laboratories 1ml Pastettes (LW4040) for a number of years and are very pleased with the product. We use the Pastettes to transfer small liquid volumes that do not have to be accurately measured, and all of the BMS staff in the laboratory find them very easy to use.

One application of the Pastettes is for aliquoting our internal quality control (IQC).  The IQC arrives in a 10ml bottle, this then needs to be pipetted into approximately 0.5ml aliquots in analyser cups, and then frozen ready for analysis.

We also use Pastettes for transferring patient samples into analyser cups. Sometimes patients may be difficult to bleed and we receive sample tubes with very little blood in them. If these are placed straight onto the analyser a short sample error may occur. If this happens, the serum which is used for analysis is transferred to an analyser cup, using a 1ml Pastette, before being placed on the analyser. This will prevent short sampling.

The reason we like the Pastettes is mainly due to the graduation marks, which are great for aliquoting liquids to a rough measure in equal quantities. They are also very easy to use and to dispose of.”

Serum used for analysis is transferred to an analyser cup, using a 1ml Pastette, before being placed on the analyser. This will prevent short sampling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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