Siemens Healthcare’s Diagnostics Division has unveiled its latest point-of-care acute care analyser for the management of patients with cardiovascular disease symptoms at the ongoing Arab Health 2015 in Dubai.

The Stratus CS 200 Acute Care Diagnostic System has been designed to enhance simple operation and instrument management at the point-of-care to help facilitate rapid decision making and optimal patient care, said a statement.

The new system has a user-friendly, touch screen interface that makes it easy to navigate through menus. A barcode reader eliminates the need for manual entry and reduces potential for error.

It also also offers bi-directional connectivity, which allows for safe and secure results transmission with third-party data managers, and provides capability for remote operator lock-out and monitoring of calibration dates.

In addition, the Stratus CS 200 system automatically spins whole blood into plasma for testing, reducing the risk of biohazard exposure and ensures results will be comparable to lab tests run on plasma samples.

It delivers a robust cardiac assay menu, including high-sensitivity Troponin I.  First results are available in as fast as 14 minutes, and subsequent results available in as little as four minutes.

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death globally, with an estimated 173 million people who died from them in 2008, representing 30 per cent of all global deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This

David Stein, chief executive officer, said: “When a patient presents with chest pain in the emergency department, clinicians are challenged to quickly determine the cause and chart an appropriate course of treatment.

“The Stratus CS 200 system delivers fast, reliable results at the point of care, allowing physicians to make a timely diagnosis and quickly determine an appropriate treatment plan.” - TradeArabia News Service