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External iSTAT Liquid QC frequency
Hi everyone,
I wanted know how everyone's liquid QC is set up for their iSTAT. The cartridges we use here are CG4, CG8, & ACT - we QC every shipment, every lot. Then every lot monthly.
I checked the IFU's and confirmed with our Abbott that there is nothing from them that says we have to QC monthly after our initial QC.
I would like to transition to running liquid controls on each cartridge type, but not every lot we have in the hospital.
Or is everyone here still ...
I wanted know how everyone's liquid QC is set up for their iSTAT. The cartridges we use here are CG4, CG8, & ACT - we QC every shipment, every lot. Then every lot monthly.
I checked the IFU's and confirmed with our Abbott that there is nothing from them that says we have to QC monthly after our initial QC.
I would like to transition to running liquid controls on each cartridge type, but not every lot we have in the hospital.
Or is everyone here still ...
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Wednesday, Mar 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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