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Said: : "Thank you for your reply James. I spoke with Abbott's technical support today about PT/INR on I-STAT. He told me that doing PT on ER/possible stroke patients would be off label. Honestly, I was suppressed at his sincerity. Slavica"

Said: : "I am away at a conference until August 5. If you have an urgent POC issue, Pauline Kamenyi at 24219 or Meike Talley at 29397 for Sinai or Alana Agustin at 55816 for NW. You can also vocera point of care testing. Thanks Joann OConnor...

Said: : "I didn't realize the Hemochron was FDA approved for other uses than just monitoring warfarin therapy. Can you send me the literature to support? As for the iSTAT. My medical director called and talked to "someone" at iSTAT who confirm...

Said: : "This is a problem for us as well. We currently have iSTAT PT-INR in our ED and have wrestled with the language in Abbott's Cartridge/Test information sheet which while it indicates "for use with oral anticoagulant monitoring" it does not...

Said: : "I am getting my Hemochron Signature Elite validated for this very purpose in 2 weeks. Accriva has the claim to use the device for stroke, therefore it is not off label. They are able to detect a true clot on their cartridge, which is some...