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Said: We’ve seen this happen a few times too, where results ended up in the wrong patient chart. The only way we caught it was when a nurse noticed and reported it. We use plastic armbands, and it seems related to wristband damage or barcode ...

Said: We use the EPOC in our ED and for CODE/Rapid Response situations as well as our NICU and PICU units. We do have ABL-90s on site in our RT department as well but they are strictly operated by our Respiratory therapy team and are only set...

Said: We used to use the iSTAT in our NICU but have since transitioned to EPOC. We utilize the CG8+ on our iSTATs in the OR and our CATH Lab and used it in the NICU prior to the transition. 

Said: I am glad to hear it isn't just us but also sad to see that there is no great fix for this. We use plastic armbands here. So far we have never had any issues, that I am aware of, with it pulling previous patients, but we have had result...

Said: Hi All. Correlating the iSTAT to other methods is challenging because it measures the Hct and calculates the Hgb which is different from every other analyzer. Abbott suggests correlating the Hct and NOT Hgb.   Per Abbott:<...