Effects of dynamic temperature and humidity stresses on point-of-care glucose testing for disaster care
| Autor: | Gerald J. Kost, Richard F. Louie, Jimmy N. Yu, Corbin M. Curtis, William J. Ferguson, Stephanie L. Sumner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Blood Glucose
Point-of-Care Systems Disasters Animal science Glucose dehydrogenase medicine Glucose test Humans Glucose oxidase Point of care Reagent Strips medicine.diagnostic_test biology Medical Errors Cyclonic Storms Glucose meter Environmental chamber Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Environmental engineering Temperature Humidity Hurricane katrina biology.protein Environmental science Equipment Failure |
| Zdroj: | Disaster medicine and public health preparedness. 6(3) |
| ISSN: | 1938-744X |
| Popis: | Objective: To characterize the performance of glucose meter test strips using simulated dynamic temperature and humidity disaster conditions.Methods: Glucose oxidase- and glucose dehydrogenase-based test strips were dynamically stressed for up to 680 hours using an environmental chamber to simulate conditions during Hurricane Katrina. Paired measurements vs control were obtained using 3 aqueous reagent levels for GMS1 and 2 for GMS2.Results: Stress affected the performance of GMS1 at level 1 (P P Conclusions: The duration of dynamic stress affected the performance of both GMS1 and GMS2 glucose test strips. Therefore, proper monitoring, handling, and storage of point-of-care (POC) reagents are needed to ensure their integrity and quality of actionable results, thereby minimizing treatment errors in emergency and disaster settings.(Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2012;6:232–240) |
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