Let children's hearts beat

Every day, very small patients with absolutely not children's diseases are admitted to the intensive care unit. The age category of small patients begins with the most tiny and defenseless – newborn babies – and ends with almost full-fledged teenagers. Children are admitted with various pathologies. Often, young patients have only a set of symptoms, and doctors need to establish an accurate diagnosis with a subsequent course of treatment.

Undoubtedly, an important stage in the correct treatment is laboratory research, which makes it possible to establish an accurate diagnosis. To carry out such studies, not only expensive equipment is needed, but also consumables, which, unfortunately, are not available in the clinical laboratory of the Odesa Regional Children's Hospital.

Today, the full-fledged work of neonatal resuscitation, general resuscitation and cardiac surgery resuscitation of the Odesa Regional Children's Clinical Hospital directly depends on the availability of the EasyStat reagent block. This block is used to perform research on the acid-alkaline balance of the blood, as well as the gas composition of the blood. It is especially relevant for patients undergoing artificial lung ventilation, as well as for patients with impaired microcirculation. With the help of this block of reagents, it is possible to perform about 90 analyzes within 30 days, after which this block of reagents must be replaced. So, month after month...

Constant diagnostics and timely replacement of electrodes are also an integral part of the work of the gas analyzer. It is they who carry out readings and turn the necessary blood parameters into digital data - these studies are carried out for only a few seconds, which is extremely important at the time of patient examination, diagnosis with the subsequent appointment of a course of treatment, and also when performing surgical interventions.

Unfortunately, the supply of reagents and electrodes for the gas analyzer is extremely irregular, and the purchase of a small supply of these materials will ensure uninterrupted operation of the hospital's children's intensive care units for 3 months and save more than a dozen small lives!

For purchase we need:

- block of EasyStat reagents – 6 pcs.,
- reference electrode – 1 pc.,
- pH electrode - 1 pc.,
- K+ electrode – 1 pc.
- Na+ electrode – 1 pc.
- PO2 electrode – 1 pc.
- РСО2 electrode – 1 pc.
- probe cleaner – 1 pc.

The chance for a healthy and fulfilling life for children is in your hands!

Let's save them together!