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Brian Wittkop posted a reply on Re: New CLIA 4% PT acceptable criteria for hemo...
Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Said: Seeing the same thing here on our Avox 1000. Hopefully they get this changed for POC- these tight parameters shouldn't apply to POC testing. Either that or manufacturers are going to have to change.
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Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
HMS phasing out - literature suggestions
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View TopicJoAnn Crain posted a reply on Re: New CLIA 4% PT acceptable criteria for hemo...
Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Said: Yes. The first CAP PT kit for the Avox had 3 unacceptable hGB's due to the new CLIA standard. I spoke with the Cardiac Cath team and they were not utilizing the result on the machine but using a lab based HGB for their equations. We sto...
New CLIA 4% PT acceptable criteria for hemoglobin
We use API for proficiency testing on our Avox 1000E in our cath labs.
We have hemoglobin unacceptable performance for the first two PT events this year. There were none last year.
Our QC and linearities pass. Pathlength is correct. Whole blood correlation to the core lab, Sysmex, is within acceptable limits.
I called API and they said they are seeing an increase in PT failures for hemoglobin with this new 4% criteria.
I am concerned that we will hav...
We have hemoglobin unacceptable performance for the first two PT events this year. There were none last year.
Our QC and linearities pass. Pathlength is correct. Whole blood correlation to the core lab, Sysmex, is within acceptable limits.
I called API and they said they are seeing an increase in PT failures for hemoglobin with this new 4% criteria.
I am concerned that we will hav...
Linda Francoeur posted a reply on Re: HMS phasing out - literature suggestions
Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Said: Our perfusionists did not want to switch either. We do have Hemochrons in the Cath Lab. In hopes that Medtronics finds another manufacturer for their motherboards, our CVOR purchased one new HMS which is service covered for ...
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