Coagucheck XS plus system

Hi Melva,

We have a coumadin clinic and rural health clinics that uses the Coaguchek XS Plus.  We also are under TJC.  We have been using the Coaguchek System for several years and have never performed external quality controls.  The device performs an internal quality control with every sample.  If the internal controls fails, you will not receive a result.  If the device was not waived, then we would need to perform external QC.

We looked into purchasing QC in the past, however, the qc material was very unstable and required reconstitution.  With nurses and MAs performing the task, we decided not to go that route.

I pulled the PI.  The PI states, "The CoaguChek XS System has quality control functions integrated into the meter and test strips, so you do not have to run quality control tests with tliquid quality controls.  The meter automatically runs its own quality control test as part of every blood test."

Hope this helps.  

Have a great day!

Thank you.  The procedure has to do external QC.  I will remove it.  I really appreciate your timely response.  

Aggie I would appreciate any help that you can give me.

We've been using the CoaguChek XS Plus for many years and have always ran external QC.

We are both TJC and CAP jurisdiction.  We have Coag-u-Check XS Plus in our Coumadin Clinic and on our Stroke Ambulances.  Every one runs QC monthly.  The reconstitution requires no measurement, no pipette.  And they are stable 30 minutes.