Chung-Ang University Hospital Establishes and Operates Automated Specimen Testing System in Department of Laboratory Medicine
[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwanju] Chung-Ang University Hospital announced on the 13th that it has newly established and started operating an automated specimen testing (TLA) system.
The 'Hitachi Labospect TS TLA' system introduced by the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Chung-Ang University Hospital is an automated system designed to optimize the entire diagnostic testing process, from specimen reception, sorting, centrifugation, transportation and analysis by testing analyzers, to refrigerated storage of completed specimens, enabling an optimized workflow and environment for the laboratory operations of the Department of Laboratory Medicine.
Connected to a biochemical analyzer (Hitachi LST008AS) and immunoassay analyzers (Roche cobas, Abbott Alinity), the system enables real-time transportation and testing of these assays, shortening the reporting time for key diagnostic areas such as clinical chemistry tests, tumor marker tests, and hormone tests, while also improving the accuracy of results.
Furthermore, following the global pandemic of infectious diseases like COVID-19, interest in biological risks within laboratories has increased. By automating pre- and post-testing tasks such as cap opening, dispensing, specimen transport, and disposal?where specimen contact frequently occurs?the system minimizes contact between testers and specimens, thereby reducing infection risks. In particular, by utilizing a module that dispenses the required amount of specimen from a single blood sample collected from a patient to each testing analyzer, the system alleviates the patient's burden of blood collection.
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Professor Lee Mi-kyung of the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Chung-Ang University Hospital stated, “Along with the introduction of this laboratory automation system, we have rearranged the testing equipment within the Department of Laboratory Medicine and improved the outpatient blood collection room to create an environment where patients can have blood drawn more comfortably and quickly. We will do our best to become a patient-centered hospital that provides the best medical service with safe and rapid testing through the newly established system.”
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