4. How much staff should be involved?
Fluid management requires a lot of staff, especially in laboratory settings. The tasks are rather monotonous and laborious, requiring staff to spend a lot of time hunched over with pipettes and syringes during manual liquid handling. Automating these processes allows workers to spend their time on other tasks and streamlining the overall process in general.
Most important for the production of high-quality drugs and assays is the reduction of human error through automated liquid handling systems. They reduce contamination and deliver consistent results. Additionally, integrated fluid control systems ensure quality and safety against distention during insertion while reducing product loss.
There are also solutions that support staff during procedures in the operating room. For example, fluent fluid management systems with integrated touchscreens, tubes and waste-bags or suction canisters, which are used in hysteroscopic procedures, help health workers monitor fluids when tissue is removed.
Automated systems are designed to be user-friendly, however, it is still necessary to brief staff how to use these systems (i.e. the inserting of tubes), as software and calculation tools need explaining in order to work efficiently. In many cases, there are webinars, on-site trainings, and other instruction materials available.