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Radiometer ABL800 FLEX: getting 18-parameter results into the EHR or LIS
Quick answer
Yes. The ABL800 FLEX has an Ethernet connection and is documented exchanging results in HL7, and Radiometer's AQURE system already passes its data to hospital and laboratory information systems. Catenix can receive the analyser's output on the lab network and deliver it to your EHR or LIS. The exact protocol and version on your analyser are confirmed during setup.
The ABL800 FLEX is Radiometer's blood gas analyser for the clinical laboratory. A single sample can return up to 18 parameters: pH and gases, glucose, lactate and creatinine, four electrolytes, and an oximetry block that includes total haemoglobin, fetal haemoglobin and total bilirubin. Sites choose the parameter set they need.
Small samples are its speciality. FLEXMODE and MICROMODE produce results from as little as 35 microlitres, widening the panel as more blood is available, up to 195 microlitres for everything including bilirubin.
| What | How Catenix handles it |
|---|---|
| Parameters | Up to 18: gases, metabolites incl. creatinine, electrolytes, oximetry, bilirubin |
| Smallest sample | 35 uL in FLEXMODE or MICROMODE; 195 uL for the complete panel |
| Hands-free loading | FLEXQ module, up to three safePICO syringes in a row |
| Automatic QC | AutoCheck |
| Connections | Ethernet and USB |
| Radiometer software | AQURE, with FLEXLINK sample linking |
Creatinine and fetal haemoglobin travel with the gases
An ABL800 FLEX panel can include creatinine and fetal haemoglobin next to the usual gases and electrolytes. Because each ABL800 FLEX is configured with its own parameter set, the first setup job is to list what your analyser reports and map each test code to the right EHR code. After that, every value in the panel is filed as a discrete result.
In FLEXMODE the analyser trims the panel to suit the volume it receives, so a 40 microlitre neonatal capillary may carry only pH and oximetry. Catenix files whatever the analyser reports for that sample and stores the message with it, which makes a short panel easy to explain later.
Sample identity from FLEXQ and safePICO
On the FLEXQ module a safePICO syringe is scanned, mixed and aspirated without anyone holding it. With Radiometer's 1st Automatic arrangement, patient, operator and sample IDs are registered at the bedside and tied together by FLEXLINK.
Catenix matches results by the sample ID the analyser sends and keeps the operator ID with each result where one is included. Results with no matching patient or order wait for review.
AutoCheck runs and the lab's QC record
AutoCheck performs quality control automatically, and AQURE can also request an AutoCheck measurement remotely. When those control results are transmitted, Catenix files them as QC, applies Westgard grading, charts them on Levey-Jennings plots and holds patient results for a parameter whose control has failed.
The gateway reconnects after any network drop and holds results on site if the internet link is down.
Radiometer and ABL800 FLEX are trademarks of their owners. Catenix is an independent connectivity provider, not affiliated with or endorsed by Radiometer.
Questions people ask
Which protocol does the ABL800 FLEX use to send results?
ABL800 analysers are documented using HL7 version 2.5. The protocol and version configured on your own analyser are confirmed during setup.
Can Catenix work alongside AQURE?
Yes. AQURE can stay in place for remote operator management and FLEXLINK sample linking while Catenix delivers results to your EHR or LIS.
What happens to a low-volume FLEXMODE sample?
The analyser reports only the parameters the volume allows, from 35 microlitres upward, and Catenix files exactly that reduced panel.
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Product and company names are trademarks of their owners and are used for identification only. Catenix moves, stores and displays results with traceability; it does not interpret results or give clinical advice. Reviewed November 2026.
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