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Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM

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Teresa Payne posted a reply on Re: POCT PT/INR- Use in the Emergency Departments

Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Said: We utilize the Hemochron Signature Elite devices with the PT Citrated cuvettes to screen patients for stroke in the ED. It is moderate complexity still, and it doesn't compare apples to apples to our lab devices for abnormal patients, b...

Nandita Bhatnagar liked a reply on topic Re: POCT PT/INR- Use in the Emergency Departments

Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM

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Glen McDaniel posted a reply on Re: POCT PT/INR- Use in the Emergency Departments

Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM

Said: That cartridge is optimized for monitoring patients on warfarin. It has not been validated as a general screen or even for use in patients on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and heparin for example. What certificate does your ED have. Ma...

James Beck posted a reply on Re: POCT PT/INR- Use in the Emergency Departments

Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM

Said: Karen is correct - this would be off label use and a regulatory issue for sure - we recently had one of facilities cited by CAP for doing this very thing, prompting the removal of the test from the ED.For the life of me, I do no...