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Crystal Witherspoon posted a reply on Re: Abbott iSTAT ACT QC & PT/INR QC a major sho...

Friday, Mar 27, 2026 at 8:01 AM

Said: We perform QC on all of our i-STAT cartridges once a month, with each shipment and each new lot number.I have ordered Eurotrol CueSee controls.I was told by a rep that the company that made the Abbott ACT controls went bankrupt ...

James Beck posted a reply on Re: Hemocue min age limit

Thursday, Mar 26, 2026 at 8:33 PM

Said: Just curious - what is the clinical utility in doing total hemoglobin on cord blood? I have never seen anything other than blood gas requests on that sample type, to ascertain fetal distress.

tessa shaw posted a reply on Re: Abbott iSTAT ACT QC & PT/INR QC a major sho...

Thursday, Mar 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM

Said: I am no longer with Eurotrol but very familiar with those controls! There is a lot of information on the website to help you get started with your research.

Brandy Kenny posted a reply on Re: Abbott iSTAT ACT QC & PT/INR QC a major sho...

Thursday, Mar 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM

Said: We also QC every new lot/new shipment and every 30 days of cartridge lot still in use. Thank you Tessa, it looks like we have another option.

Joy Truong posted a reply on Re: Abbott iSTAT ACT QC & PT/INR QC a major sho...

Thursday, Mar 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM

Said: Thank you for that suggestion, Tessa! I will start looking into that alternative QC material.