Why Critical Blood Gas Results Should Never Leave the Bedside
Most clinical teams measure blood gas turnaround by analysis time, but the real delay is in transit, queues and reporting, and delayed samples can change the values themselves. This short read follows a 2 a.m. critical-care case, offers a simple one-week audit to find your true needle-to-number time, and explains how point-of-care analysers like the i-SmartCare 10 and PocTell bring results to the bedside while they still matter.