Area for expansion for preservation of biological samples HCFMUSP research projects

• Grant number: 16/22569-3
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Technical Reserve for Institutional Research Infrastructure
• Duration: December 01, 2016 - November 30, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Principal Investigator: Alberto José da Silva Duarte
• Grantee: Alberto José da Silva Duarte
• Host Institution: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP (HCFMUSP). Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The Clinical Hospital Central Laboratory supported in the last 12 months about 441 active research protocols, which required on average 190,000 examinations / year. All these projects are coming from Compexo HC, in particular the Central Institute. All laboratory areas are required and a large number of samples need storage from receiving, or pre-analytical phase until after the exams, post-analytical phase. These projects are very varied, from clinical questions researchers Complex, to drug action evaluation or protocols from other international institutions such as the National Institutes of Health of the United States of North America. Thus, the time required for storage, Freezes - 80 ° C are required to preserve these samples.On the other hand, considering a tertiary hospital as the Hospital das Clinicas, the Central Laboratory performs approximately 1,200,000 tests per month and there is continuing need to store samples that will be useful in monitoring patients, or used in new clinical protocols, validation new tests or equipment. The samples related to latter actions compete significantly with those for samples search and thus reduces the space required for its storage. (AU)