Domestic medicine every year goes to a higher level. At the same time, one of the main directions in the work of specialists is the early diagnosis of diseases, which is impossible without a series of laboratory tests. Standing in huge lines at municipal budgetary institutions, patients lose valuable time. It is not surprising that the number of those who are willing to pay for passing tests every day is only growing.
Private laboratories provide services for the diagnosis of various diseases quickly and without queues. One such institution is Invitro. According to patients, the ability to take tests for a fee not only saves time, but also allows you to get reliable information about your health status.
Briefly about the story
Invitro began its private business with a small Moscow laboratory in 1995, which employed only five employees. Literally a year later, the popularity of the department increased significantly. At that time, “Invitro” was one of the few laboratories in the capital where it was possible to undergo a hormone test and get results on the same day.
By the end of the 90s, the company significantly expanded the range of services provided, using innovative technologies and cutting-edge capabilities of medical diagnostics. The number of branches and offices increased, and by the beginning of 2000, according to reviews, enough people knew about the Invitro laboratory not only in the capital, but also abroad.
The company owes its successful and rapid development to reputable medical organizations. Over the entire period of its activity, the Invitro laboratory has repeatedly received diplomas and numerous awards, which testify to the undoubted superiority in quality, technical equipment and processing speed of biomaterial among competitors. Today, over 400 centers operate in various regions of our country, where you can go through more than a thousand types of different screenings and clinical procedures.
Only accurate results!
It is fundamentally important for each patient to be sure of the reliability of the findings. If you believe the reviews, Invitro is one of the few laboratories that provides informative and truthful research results. Patients repeatedly checked the quality of work of laboratory assistants from Invitro, repeatedly passing analyzes to other companies. The overwhelming majority of the answers were the same.
According to the representatives of Invitro themselves, in their activities they strictly adhere to world diagnostic standards. The laboratory conducts research only with high-quality test systems. In the process of clinical diagnosis, surrogate reagents and non-certified methods are not used. Besides:
- Vacuette vacuum systems used for blood sampling not only guarantee accurate screening results, but also completely eliminate the likelihood of infection of the patient and medical staff;
- barcoding of samples negates the risks of errors and confusion of biomaterials;
- Invitro participates in annual quality assessment programs as part of the activities of the Federal External Quality Assessment System and several international associations.
With positive test results, a second test is mandatory, which helps to prevent the influence of even minimal errors on the final result.
Location of offices and work schedule
Since Invitro became the first successful company in the market of laboratory diagnostic services, which organized a network of offices and departments, the cost and examination conditions are available to patients of any level. To pass the necessary tests, you must contact any of the existing offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Chelyabinsk and other Russian cities. Most departments are open Monday through Saturday, and some laboratories also have examinations on Sundays.
You can clarify the work schedule of the desired branch on the official website of the company. An additional advantage of contacting this laboratory is the opportunity to use the services of an on-site service, which is especially important for people with limited mobility. It is enough for them to leave a request on the site, after which the manager will call you back and let you know when the courier arrives. An employee will pick up the biomaterial and deliver it to the laboratory.
High quality diagnostic technology
Today, scientific progress in the medical field allows us to achieve incredible results, including the diagnostic research industry. The basic principle of the Invitro company is the use of the latest innovative achievements in research practice. In the network laboratories the best equipment is installed, equipment from Switzerland, Japan and the USA is used. The whole process of studying biomaterials is automatic and is based on the use of modular systems, highly sensitive devices.
Due to the minimal use of mechanical methods of receiving and transmitting data, the probability of loss and distortion of information is reduced to zero. SafirLIS is a single automatic system for entering, storing, and quickly searching for test results at the request of the patient, which is used in each department of Invitro. Company reviews often mention that you can get a duplicate of a medical report here even several months after the examination. In addition, in each branch, previously delivered biomaterial is stored for a week after the procedure, therefore, for most of the additional manipulations, repeated sampling will not be required.
Professional doctors, reviews of employees
Unlike competitors, the Invitro laboratory is able to provide all the necessary guarantees of quality service and staff qualifications. Each branch of the company employs experienced professionals, people with higher medical education - doctors and technologists, candidates of sciences. Everyone who works at Invitro (from the feedback of real workers) is required to attend continuing education courses annually, participate in specialized seminars, and attend thematic trainings.
Judging by how those who work in its departments respond to the company, it is easy to guess that people are pleased to do their job. In the reviews of the employees of Invitro there is no such thing as a “gray salary”. All payments are official, timely and always in full. At the same time, the average salary of a specialist from this laboratory significantly exceeds the average monthly salary of a nurse in a municipal clinic. Employees confirm the fact of award assignments, however, in order to receive a bonus, it is necessary to overfulfill sales plans. Many speak positively of loyalty and professional ethics on the part of management, a flexible work schedule that allows some to successfully combine their studies at the university with work at Invitro.
Reviews of negative content about this company are few and biased.
Invitro for children
The company provides services not only for adults, but also for small patients. The laboratory takes blood and urine tests, carries out immunological, hematological and biochemical studies for children. If you believe the reviews about the Invitro clinic, the blood sampling procedure does not bring stress to babies of any age, the manipulation is quick and painless thanks to the unlimited experience of doctors and nurses in working with children of all age groups, including infants. To take blood from a child, the laboratory uses special ultra-thin needles.
How long to wait for the results
The company administration adheres to the rules of a strict security and privacy policy. In reviews of Invitro, patients often cite this advantage. The laboratory guarantees the protection of personal information and the lack of access to it by unauthorized persons. In addition, in this clinic you can take tests anonymously, which is especially important for people who suspect themselves of such socially significant infectious diseases as HIV, hepatitis, syphilis, tuberculosis. The results of any of the studies performed will be known only to the patient.
In the offices of Invitro, according to employees, the urgent comprehensive examination service is popular. As a rule, most screenings are carried out within one working day. For those who are anxious about their time, for an additional fee they can issue a conclusion a couple of hours after the delivery of the biomaterial. However, this possibility is not available in all cases. Certain types of diagnostics (for example, bacteriological cultures, histological, genetic) require more time.
The company also made sure that the patient received the results of the study not only on time, but also in the most convenient way. You can pick up the expert opinion personally by contacting any of the Invitro offices. In Moscow, according to reviews, often order delivery of results by courier to your home. There are other alternative options for obtaining expert conclusions. You can find out about the results in your account on the company's website or by e-mail, fax. If necessary, expert opinion can be obtained in English.
There will be no problems with further decoding of the analyzes. At each office there are narrow-profile specialists who are ready at any time to advise on the appointment of certain procedures, as well as provide answers to any questions related to the results. Interpretation of data is carried out by specialists of different profiles - therapists, endocrinologists, immunologists, gynecologists. In reviews of Invitro, they share their impressions of consultations from specialists received online on the company's website.
List of analyzes, approximate prices
The range of services provided by the Invitro laboratory is very wide: from general blood, urine and stool tests to ultrasound diagnostics, scalposcopy and histological examinations. Customers can get the finished results on paper or electronic media. As already noted, you can even learn about the findings of experts without coming to the office. Payment of the cost of analyzes is available in any way: in cash, by credit card or bank transfer.
The price of analyzes depends on the region in which the laboratory office is located. As an example, take the branches of Invitro in Novosibirsk. According to patients, the cost of research in this clinic is more profitable than that of competitors, and cheaper than in metropolitan offices. As of May 2018, the price list for the most popular studies looks approximately like this (prices are presented in Russian national currency):
- clinical blood test - from 185 rubles. (without leukocyte formula and ESR);
- definition of group and Rhesus affiliation, phenotyping - from 210 to 630 rubles .;
- coagulological analyzes - from 230 rubles;
- complex analyzes (hemostasis with interpretation, hemostasiogram) - within 3500 rubles .;
- detection of glucose and metabolites of carbohydrate metabolism - from 165 to 1400 rubles;
- determination of protein and amino acids in the blood - from 175 to 3350 rubles;
- analyzes for the level of bilirubin, cholesterol, enzymes in the blood - from 175 to 2290 rubles;
- screening of narcotic and psychoactive substances - from 1000 rubles;
- tumor markers - from 1070 rubles .;
- laboratory evaluation of the endocrine system - from 385 rubles.
But not all analyzes in this company outperform competitors in price. For example, spermogram in Invitro, according to reviews, is more expensive than in Helix or Hemotest. The cost of the procedure starts from 1600 rubles.
If you believe the reviews, an ultrasound scan in Invitro is an equally popular procedure. The average cost of ultrasound screening in the same Novosibirsk varies between 1000-1500 rubles. The price depends on what part of the body is subject to research. So, for example, an ultrasound of the bladder in Invitro costs about 450 rubles, and a Doppler study of veins and arteries of the lower extremities costs 2500.
In addition to the tests that can be taken at any budget clinic with a medical policy, there is an opportunity to undergo cytogenetic and genetic studies, determine biological affinity, examine food, the chemical composition of soil, water.
Are customers satisfied with the services of a paid lab
Patients leave a lot of reviews about the quality of tests in Invitro, mostly positive. Most of the people who come here like affordable prices and operational terms for performing research, the absence of delays in the delivery of results, and the ability to receive medical reports in any convenient form, including by e-mail.
Each invitro office has its own regular customers. Some of them choose a paid laboratory, because it is within walking distance, others do not trust competitors, and others are completely satisfied with the price of services and services.
At the same time, one cannot help but mention those who were disappointed with Invitro. The reason for the dissatisfaction of such patients are unreliable test results. In addition, there are opinions according to which the level of service in this clinic is not adequate. Units were “lucky” to experience negligence on the part of medical staff. Most often, such incidents occurred in provincial towns and, as a rule, with the participation of inexperienced specialists.
What Doctors Say About Invitro
In general, doctors of various specialties speak well of this paid clinic, despite the fact that the most controversial rumors are devoted to Invitro. So, for example, there is an opinion that this laboratory is a dubious institution of a semi-basement type. You can refute it without difficulty, since the company is one of the largest entities in the field of diagnostic medicine. No one is safe from fraudsters and non-professionals who provide services on behalf of the company under a franchise agreement, but all research is carried out exclusively in our own laboratories.
Some experts complain that supposedly paid laboratories often use the wrong standards and indicators for analysis. In the reviews about “Invitro” you can find a lot of criticism about the criteria used by the clinic, which do not coincide with medical aids, encyclopedias, instructions. In fact, each laboratory can have its own standards, in addition, the limit values are set by the manufacturer of the consumables, and not by the clinic’s medical staff.
The likelihood of an analysis error cannot be excluded, moreover, not during the production process, but long before it - even at the stage of biomaterial sampling. Doctors in reviews of Invitro often complain about non-compliance with the rules on taking tissue samples for examination by medical staff and the incompetence of doctors. Here are a couple of examples:
- Example 1. Some surgeons refer patients to bacterial seeding of purulent contents, despite the evidence that pus is an accumulation of dead microorganisms and blood particles, and therefore it is impossible to determine the sensitivity of the deceased flora to any antibiotic.
- Example 2. Gynecological smears imply a fence is not secreted from the female genital organs, and detachable. In order to correctly take biomaterial for analysis, it is necessary to clean the mucosa from the discharge and make a scraping from it. In practice, in most cases, gynecologists do not bother and take samples of female vaginal (urethral or cervical) secretions for a smear. In "Invitro", according to reviews, when performing such analyzes, all norms are observed.
What patients should know
Choosing a clinic for the examination, it is not enough to re-read hundreds of reviews about the results. In “Invitro” you decide to contact or to another paid laboratory - it does not matter. It is important to have at least minimal understanding of the rules for taking biomaterial for a specific analysis. Also, one should not forget that in each clinic reference research criteria may differ. To take tests in dynamics, it is advisable to contact the same laboratory. In order not to doubt the reliability of the results, it is worth considering some nuances:
- It is better to donate blood for accurate determination of the level of leukocytes, lymphocytes, ESR, venous, and not from the finger. Vacuum tubes, which are used to collect liquid tissue, ensure the preservation of blood quality due to preservatives and lack of contact with the external environment.
- General clinical tests, according to reviews in Invitro, do not require fasting. And it is right.You can take blood not only in the morning before meals, but also at any other time of the day, regardless of meals. In this case, biochemical analyzes must be taken strictly on an empty stomach.
- Semen fluid for spermograms is best collected in that sampling point, which is as close as possible to the laboratory itself. This is the only way to guarantee the most reliable result.
- If you are going to be tested for hormones, you need to get acquainted with the preanalysis of these analyzes. The endocrine system produces hormonal substances according to a certain schedule, so some tests need to be taken at a particular time. Some hormones (for example, prolactin, cortisol) react even to the slightest excitement and stress, therefore, exceeding the norm does not always serve as the reason for the appointment of radiography or MRI of the Turkish saddle, pituitary gland.
Whatever the test results, you do not need to panic and faint prematurely. First you need to go through the study again to verify the objectivity of the previous conclusion. No experienced specialist will prescribe treatment until he finds out the true cause of the disease. If you believe the reviews on the quality of the tests at Invitro, the results almost never fail the patients.