Table 2: Commercially available POC devices in Ematobiochemistry.

POC NAME MEASURED PARAMETERS TEST TIME IMPRECISION ACCURACY
Clini5
(Callegari S.r.l., Parma, Italy) [7]
TC, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, TG, Hb, HCT, RBC, UA, lac 10 - 180 seconds CV = 1.37 - 5.38% r = 0.75 - 0.99
FORT, FORD, Redox Index, ALT, AST and AST/ALT 5 - 10 minutes
LeadCare II blood lead analyser® (Magellan Diagnostics, USA) [8] lead 3 minutes CV = 1.7 - 1.8% r = 0.94
Spotchem EZ® (Menarini, Italy) [9] TP, ALB, CR, TB 5 minutes CV = 1.9 - 4.7% r = 0.97- 0.99
iSTAT creatinine test® (Abbott, USA) [10-14] hct, TCO2, pO2, pCO2, Na+, K+, Cl, lac, cardiac markers, coagulation factors 3 minutes CV = 0.4 -3.4% r = 0.99
StatStrip Lactate® (Nova Biomedical, Waltham, MA, USA) [15-17] fetal scalp lac 13 seconds CV = 5.72% r = 0.99
iSTAT-1® (Nova Biomedical, Waltham, MA, USA) [18-21] lac 2 minutes CV = 3.1 - 7.27% r = 0.94 - 0.97
StatStrip-Lactate® (Abbott, Princeton, USA) [18, 22, 23] lac 13 seconds CV = 2.6 - 5.1% r = 0.90
qLabs Electrometer Plus® (Micropoint Biotechnologies) [24] PT, INR, aPTT 7 minutes CV = 5% r = 0.71 - 0.90
IRMA (DIAMETRICS, ChemoMedica-Austria, Vienna, Austria) [25, 26] pH, pCO2, pO2, Na+, K+, iCa+, HCO3−, CO2,
TCO2, BEb, BEecf, O2SAT
< 2 minutes CV = 0.2 - 1.9% r = 0.97- 0.99
GEM Premier 3000/4000 (Instrumentation Laboratory, Lexington, MA, USA) [4, 20, 25, 27, 28] tHb, COHb, MetHb, O2Hb, HHb, Na+, K+, Cl, Ca2+, glucose, lac, hct 95 seconds CV = 0.2 - 4.0% r > 0.92
Stat Profile Critical Care Xpress analyzer (Nova Biomedical, Waltham, MA, USA) [25, 29] pH, pCO2, pO2, glucose, urea, CR, Na+, K+, Cl-, iCa, iMg, tHb, O2Hb, COHb, HHB, MetHB, SO2 52 seconds CV = from < 5.7 to 13.8% r = 0.91 - 0.97
Rapidpoint 405 (Siemens Healthcare, Sudbury, UK) [25, 30] pH, pCO2, pO2, Na+, K+, Cl-, glucose, hct, tHb, HHb, O2Hb, SO2, COHb, MetHB, TB 1 minute CV = from 0 to > 2.4% r = 0.94 - 1.04
ABL 700/725/825/90-FLEX (Radiometer Medical A/S, Bronshoj, Denmark) [25, 31, 32] pH, pCO2, pO2, cK+, cNa+, cCl-, cCa2+, ctHb, sO2, FO2Hb, FCOHb, FMetHb, FHH,
FHbF, ctBil, glucose, lac
35 seconds CV = < 3% r = 0.87
Cobas b 123 (Roche Diagnostics, Graz, Austria) [25, 33] pCO2, pO2, iCa2+, K+, glucose, lac, tHb 2 minutes CV = 0 - 6% r = 0.89 - 0.99
Nova Lactate plus (Nova Biomedical, Waltham, MA, USA) [25, 34] lac 13 seconds CV = 0% r = 0.99
Rapid lab 865 (Siemens, Germany) [25, 35] pH, pO2, pCO2, Ca2+, Na+, K+, glucose, lac, Hb 1 minute CV = from < 2 to < 3% r = 0.96 - 0.99
iSTAT-1 (Hewlett Packard, Les Ulis, France) [36] Na+, K+, Cl, glucose, urea, nitrogen, hact,
PO2, PCO2, pH
< 2 minutes CV < 10% r = 0.83 - 0.98
Stat Sensor® (Nova biomedical, Waltham, USA) [37-40] CR 30 seconds CV = 6.4 - 8.9% r = 0.99
STAT-Site® M Hgb (POCD, Australia) [41] Hb 50 - 120 seconds CV = 2.9 - 4.2% r = 0.96
Nova 16 Electrolyte/Chemistry Analyzers® (NovaBiomedical, USA) [42] Na+, K+, Cl-, TCO2, Ca2+, Mg2+ Li2+, TCa, glucose, BUN, CR, hct, pH 36 seconds CV = 0.4 - 26% r = 0.90 - 0.99
Microsemi CRP® (HORIBA, Japan) [43] blood cell count 4 minutes CV = 5 - 10% r ≥ 0.99
BR-501® (Apel, Japan) [44] TBL Few seconds CV = 5% r = 0.93
Accusport® (Boehringer Ingelheim,USA) [45-48] lac 1 minute CV = 4.6 - 7% r = 0.99
Accutrend® Lactate (Accusport International) [49, 50] lac 1 minute CV = 1.8 -3.3% r = 1.03
Accutrend® Plus (Roche Diagnostics, Belgium) [51, 52] TC, TG, glucose, lac 3 minutes CV = 3.4 - 3.7% r ≥ 0.80
BeneCheck® Plus (General Life Biotechnology Ltd, Taiwan) TC, glucose, uric acid 30 seconds CV = 3.1 - 6.9% r = 0.89
Piccolo xpress® Chemistry Analyzer (Abaxis Inc, USA) [53, 54] Na+, K+, Cl-, Ca2+, TCO2, AST, ALT, TBL, ALP, BUN, CR, ALB, TP, glucose 12 minutes CV = 0 - 5.6% r = 0.98
CardioChek® PA (Polymer Technology Systems Inc, USA) [55-58] TC, HDL cholesterol, TG, direct LDL, glucose, ketones, CR < 2 minutes CV = 4.4 - 7.4% r > 0.84
Cholestech® LDX (Alere, USA) [55, 57, 59] TC, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, TG, glucose 5 minutes CV = 2.6 - 6.2% r > 0.90
Reflotron Plus® (Roche Diagnostics, Belgium) [60] K+, CR, CK, α-Amylase, Hb, pancreatic amylase, glucose, Urea, AST/GOT, TC, ALT/GPT, TG, γ-GT, HDL cholesterol, uric acid, TBL, LDL, cholesterol, ALP/GOT 2-3 minutes CV = 5% r = 0.98
HPS MultiCare (Biochemical System International, Arezzo, Italy) [61] TC, TG 2-3 minutes CV = 4.51% r = 0.94 - 0.99
CoaguChek® XS Plus (Roche Diagnostics, Belgium) [61-76] INR < 1 minute CV = 2% r = 0.96
PlaCor PRT® (PlaCor, Inc.) [77, 78] shear-induced platelet aggregation 10 minutes CV = 12.9% r = -0.05 - 0.19
VerifyNow® P2Y12 (Accumetrics, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA) [79, 80] Platelet response to P2Y12 inhibitor 10 minutes CV = 8% r = 0.66
ROTEM® (Tem International GmbH, Germany) [81] platelet function 5-10 minutes CV = 1.2 - 4.4% r = 0.99
FRAS 4 EVOLVO (H&D, Parma, Italy) [82] plasma antioxidant power 2-5 minutes CV = 4.17% r = 0.99
CompoLab™ (Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany) Hb < 2 seconds
Spinit (Biosurfit SA, Lisboa, Portugal) [83] CRP, hct, WBC, neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes < 12 minutes CV = 1.8 -10.1% r = 0.83 - 0.99
HemoScreen (PixCell Medical Technologies, Yokneam Ilit, Israel) [84] WBC, RBC, HGB, hct, PLT, neutrophils, lymphocytes and eosinophils 5 minutes CV = 0.58 - 39.4% r = 0.82 - 0.96
Radical-7 Pulse
Co-Oximeter (Masimo Corporation, Irvine, USA) [85]
SpHb Few seconds CV = 2.8% r = 0.97
StatStrip Xpress Lactate Meter (Nova Biomedical, Waltham, MA, USA) [86] lac 13 seconds CV = 5 - 9% r = 0.97 - 0.98
Pronto-7 (Masimo Corporation, Irvine, USA) [20, 86, 87] Hb Few seconds CV = 1.5% r = 0.83
Liaison® Calprotectin (Diasorin, Saluggia, Italy) [88, 89] calprotectin 35 minutes CV = 2.8 - 4.7% r = 0.95
Quantum Blue® (Bühlmann-Alere®) [89, 90] calprotectin 12-15 minutes CV = 22% r = 0.94
Mission® (Acon biotech, San Diego, USA) [91] hct < 15 seconds CV = -5.5 - 5.1% r = 0.93
B-722 LAQUAtwin (Lt, Horiba, Japan) [92] Na+ Few seconds CV = -0.4 - 0.2% r = 0.99
HemoCue® WBC DIFF (HemoCue®, Sweden) [26] eosinophils 5 minutes CV = 1 - 13.7% r = 0.85
Rainbow R20L® (Masimo Corporation, Irvine, USA) [71] Hb Few seconds CV = 2.8% r = 0.97
B.R.A.H.M.S PCT direct™ (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Waltham, USA) [93] PCT 25 minutes CV < 20% r = 0.96
ABSOGEN™ (Bumyoungbio,
Inc., Suwon, Korea) [94]
PCT 10 minutes CV < 15% r = 0.85
LABGEO PT10 (Samsung healthcare, Korea) [95] ALB, ALP, ALT, AST, TBL, glucose,
GGT, TP, TC, HDL, TG, CR, amylase, BUN, LDL
10 minutes CV = -22.8 - 54.0% r > 0.95
HEMOCHRON® Jr. Signature+ (International Technidyne Corporation, Edison, USA) [96] INR Few minutes CV ≤ 10% r = 0.92
Proxima™ (Sphere Medical Ltd, Harston, UK) [97] pH, pCO2, pO2, HCO3-, BE, K+, Hct < 4 minutes CV = 2.4 - 251% r = 0.90 - 2.04
VerOFy®& LIAM™ (Oasis Diagnostics® Corporation, Vancouver, USA) [98] Salivary cortisol 20 minutes CV = 7% r = 0.95
INRatioTM (Alere, Hemosense, Milton Keynes, UK) [99] INR 1 minute CV = 5% r = 0.73
TrueHb (Wrig Nanosystems PVT. Ltd, New Delhi, India) [100] Hb < 1 minute CV = 2.2% r = 0.99
NBM-200 (OrSense ltd, NesZiona, Israel) [101] Hb < 1 minute CV = 4.28% r = 0.89
FIA8000 (GeTein BioMedical Inc., Portland, USA) [102] CysC, mAlb, NGAL, ß2-MG, hs-CRP, PCT 10-20 minutes CV = 1% r = 0.99
ProTime InRhythmTM System (Accriva Diagnostics, Inc, San Diego, USA) [103, 104] INR < 1 minute CV = 5.1% r = 0.97
Spotchem® EL (Elitech-Arkray, Kyoto, Japan) [105] Sweat Cl- 1 minute CV < 5% r = 0.96
Aution® Micro (Menarini Diagnostics, Florence, Italy) [106] UBG, TB, protein, nitrite, ketones, glucose, pH, specific gravity and leucocytes 1 minute N/A r = 0.80
Combur-Test® strips (Roche Diagnostics Ltd., Rotkreuz, Switzerland) [107, 108] ALB, specific gravity, protein, glucose, leukocytes, nitrites, pH, Hb, ketones, TB, UBG 1 minute CV = 1.7 - 4.9% r = 0.92
ICR–001® (Techno Medica Co, Japan) [109] urinary 8-oxodG 5 minutes CV < 13% r = 0.98
Radiometer AQT90 FLEX. PCT assay (Neuilly-Plaisance, France) [110] PCT 19 minutes CV < 10% r = 0.99
EasyTouch® GU (Bioptik Technology, Inc., Jhunan, Taiwan) [111] serum uric acid 20 seconds CV = 8.6 - 26.3% r = 0.27
BeneCheckTM Plus (General Life Biotechnology Co., Ltd., New Taipei City, Taiwan) [111] serum uric acid 15 seconds CV= 3.1 - 6.9% r = 0.71
HumaSensplus (HUMAN, Wiesbaden, Germany) [111] serum uric acid 15 seconds CV = 4.5 - 8.0% r = 0.75
UASure (Apex Biotechnology, Hsinchu, Taiwan) [111] serum uric acid 30 seconds CV ) 9.5 - 31.2% r = 0.16
i-Stat (Abbott Laboratories, Abbot Park, IL) [112] Hb 15 minutes N/A r = 0.67
Cobas® b221 (Roche Diagnostics, Belgium) [113] TCO2, pO2, pCO2, Na+, K+, Cl, CO-oximetry and metabolites < 2 minutes CV = 0.1 - 8% r = 0.99
FastPack® IP System (Sekisui Diagnostics, LLC, Lexington, USA) [114] αGST 12 minutes CV = 7.9 - 14.1% r = 0.99

(CR = creatinine; hct = hematocrit; TG = triglycerides; hemoglobin = Hb; TC = total cholesterol; HDL = high density lipoprotein; LDL = low density lipoprotein; Lac = lactate; HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin; ALT = Alanine Aminotransferase; AST = Aspartate Aminotransferase; FORT = Free Oxygen Radicals test; FORD = Free Oxygen Radicals Defence; MCHC = Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration; WBC = white blood cells; PLT = platelets; TP = total protein; ALB = albumin; TCO2 = Total Carbon dioxide; pO2 = partial pressure of oxygen; pCO2 = partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PT = prothrombin time; INR = international normalised ratio; aPTT = activated partial thromboplastin time; Na+ = sodium; K+ = potassium; iCa+ = ionized calcium; HCO3 = bicarbonate; CO2 = carbon dioxide; BEb = base excess of blood; BEecf = extracellular fluid; O2SAT = oxygen saturation; tHb = total hemoglobin; COHb = carboxyhemoglobin; MetHb = methemoglobin; O2Hb = oxyhemoglobin; HHb = deoxy-hemoglobin; iMg = ionized magnesium; sO2 = oxygen saturation; cK+ = potassium ion concentration; cNa+ = sodium ion concentration, cCl- = chloride ion concentration, cCa2+ = calcium ion concentration; ctHb = total hemoglobin, FO2Hb = fractional oxyhemoglobin, FCOHb = fractional carboxyhemoglobin, FMetHb = fractional methemoglobin, FHH = faecal human haemoglobin, FHbF = fetal hemoglobin fraction, ctBil = concentration of total bilirubin in plasma; Li2+ = lithium; TCa = total calcium; BUN = blood urea nitrogen; TBL = total bilirubin level; CK = creatine kinase; γ-GT = gamma glutamyl transferase; CRP = c-reactive protein; WBC = white blood cell, RBC = red blood cell; SpHb = total hemoglobin; PCT = procalcitonin; BE = base excess; CysC = Cystatin C; mAlb = microalbumin; NGAL = eutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin; β2-MG = beta-2 microglobulin, hs-CRP = high-sensitivity CRP; UBG = urobilinogen; αGST = Alpha Glutathion S-Transferase)