Roche Diagnostics
182 Instructions for Use · Version 13.0
7 Quality control cobas b 123 POC system
General QC concept
A quality control program includes the analysis of sample materials with known
ranges of expected values and the comparison of these values with instrument results.
The following control materials are recommended:
o cobas b 123 AutoQC Pack TRI-LEVEL: This control material is only available for
instruments with an AutoQC module.
o COMBITROL PLUS B: This control material is to be used for manual QC
measurements.
Color codes for
COMBITROL PLUS B ampoules
The target ranges specified in the package text should be taken as 2 ranges ( =
standard deviation; e.g. for PO
2
, 2 = 12 mmHg, 1 = 6 mmHg).
u Important information for evaluating QC results (p. 183)
Red Level 1
Yellow Level 2
Blue Level 3