Fast reliable lactate analysis

The YSI 2300 Stat Plus glucose and L-lactate analyser, widely regarded as the industry standard, is finding new and exciting applications within the field of sports endurance training.

In combination with the mobile YSI 1500 Sport model, athletes can now monitor their levels of blood lactate both on and off the sports field.

Sporting YSI's advanced immobilised enzyme technology, the 2300 Stat Plus offers one of the most versatile systems available, accepting whole blood, plasma, and serum samples and giving highly accurate results without interference. Simple to operate, the system also provides simultaneous readings of glucose and L-lactate from only 25µl of sample.

The high speed mode allows for rapid analysis where a large throughput is required and the stat interrupt facility can suspend sample runs temporarily for emergency specimens.

With lactate analysis increasingly being used as a standard to measure fitness in sport, the need for fast, reliable results is paramount.

The YSI 2300 Stat Plus analyser has already been used at such events as the World's Strongest Man but has a much broader application for individual athletes and their training.

As athletes train their production of lactate increases.

The body metabolises the lactate at a certain rate until the speed of production becomes too intense.

At this lactate threshold, the level dramatically increases and muscles are no longer receiving an adequate level of oxygen, causing muscle injury.

Using the lactate data, an athlete can be conditioned for better performance, achieving a higher lactate threshold.

Additionally, it is now widely accepted that increased levels of blood lactate in critically ill patients can be detected prior to changes in pH, providing an earlier indication of tissue hypoxia.

Regular monitoring of patient lactate levels throughout the period of care can be of great diagnostic value in assessing tissue oxygenation.