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James Beck posted a reply on Re: POC in a Cancer Center

Tuesday, Aug 3, 2021 at 12:38 PM

Said: I think iSTAT Chem8 should be a good fit, unless there's a lot of IV/fluid management being done with this patient population - like any conductivity-based hematocrit-hemoglobin device, significant fluid manipulation can make the result...

Kathleen Born posted a reply on Re: POC in a Cancer Center

Tuesday, Aug 3, 2021 at 8:44 AM

Said: I have had much better response to the i-STATs for POC testing. Many people have used them in the past and the results are consistent. I agree that the Piccolo is inconsistent for electrolytes, and it also takes >15 min depending on ...

Terry Rose posted a reply on Re: POC in a Cancer Center

Tuesday, Aug 3, 2021 at 8:29 AM

Said: Our Cancer Centers use the iSTAT Chem8 for BMPs. They added the Piccolo for CMPs. iSTATs have faster TAT than Piccolos for BMPs. The GEM may also be a good fit but it will depend on your test volume. The GEM is a multi-test single cartr...

Kim Ballister posted a new Topic

Monday, Aug 2, 2021 at 5:21 PM

POC in a Cancer Center

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I have a new Cancer Center that needs POC chemistry testing (BMP) for about 6 months while they set up their new lab. Just looking to see what everyone is using--Piccolo-iSTAT- GEMs??? Not worried about interfacing, just quality of results for this patient population
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Kim

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Gloria MacLean posted a reply on Re: iSTAT errors?

Monday, Aug 2, 2021 at 4:02 PM

Said: Have you uploaded the EVAS? If you haven't uploaded the EVAS, it won't necessarily recognize your QC lots.