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Said: We have had issues with the i-STAT Hemoglobin compared to the lab.  We use the comment "Point of Care Testing methodology intended for rapid screening purposes only.  Actual hemoglobin results may vary up to +/- 3 g/dL.  ...
Said: Thanks all for your help.
Said: We are so happy 5 years ago when our new Cardiac team decided that they want i-STAT to do the ACT in Cath Lab. They were used to using them.  We had the Hemochron then. The i-STAT is so much easier to run QC and patient wise. ...
Said: We also have issues with the H&H on our Istat's comparing to our main analyzers.  All of our Istat Blood gas results go out with the following comment- "ISTAT methodology for Hgb and Hct produces results less accurate than conv...
Said: Emily,  Our comparison has been good because we use Chem8+.  They use them in ER.  Patients there have not had any IV lines connected to them yet. A lot of times the doctor orders a basic metabolic panel and turns around ...

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