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The ASTM protocol allows an ASTM message to be sent.
The
ASTM Compatible
version uses the sections defined as follows:
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The Header block: this block is the first one found in an ASTM frame, it defines the characteristics of the
messages as well as the characters separating the fields and components which will be used
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The Patient block: this block contains all the information about the patient such as his or her last name, first
name, PID, etc
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The Test Order block: this block defines a test, so it contains the data relating to a test carried out on one or
several analytes. This block is always preceded by a patient block
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The Result block: this block contains the result of one analyte and one alone. It is always preceded by a Test
Order block or by another Result block. If several results are sent through for one test, there will then be
several Result blocks following a Test Order block (typically if a test has been carried out on several analytes,
the result of each of these will be provided in one single message but in several Result blocks)
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The Request Information block: This block allows information to be requested in both directions Analyser to
LIS and vice versa. Results or information can be requested about a patient
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The Message Terminator block: This block indicates that the message is ended
The ASTM message has a hierarchical structure, each block from the lower level refers to the block from the
level immediately above, except for the comments blocks.
2- ASTM Compatible Version
2-1- General information
IDS-iSYS Connection Protocol - Revision N1
2- ASTM Compatible Version
4
Software version V 14