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Tori Nemitz posted a reply on Re: PT/INR Workflow for Suspected VHF Patients

Wednesday, Jul 1, 2026 at 9:16 AM

Said: Hi.Part of my job is working with the National Emerging Pathogens Training and Education Centers. One of our roles is preparing frontline hospitals across the US for viral hemorrhagic fever patients such as Ebola, Lassa Fever, Marbo...

Autilia Sisti posted a reply on Re: PT/INR Workflow for Suspected VHF Patients

Wednesday, Jul 1, 2026 at 7:38 AM

Said: We are evaluating the Hemochron Signature Elite using Citrate PT test cuvettes (just started). These cuvettes eliminate the timing limitations of POC capillary/whole blood testing. Also the cuvettes are not limited for monit...

Khanh Nguyen posted a new Topic

Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 3:44 PM

PT/INR Workflow for Suspected VHF Patients

We're reviewing our VHF (Ebola/suspected viral hemorrhagic fever) testing workflow and are interested in learning how other institutions are handling POC PT/INR testing.

For those with established VHF or biocontainment protocols:

• What PT/INR platform are you using?
• Is testing performed inside the patient room, in the anteroom, or in a nearby BSL laboratory?
• If using a POC device, how are you handling specimen transport and timing requiremen...

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Danni Zheng posted a new Topic

Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 3:06 PM

EPOC Validation for BUN & TCO₂ – Arterial and Capillary Sample Challenges

I am currently in the process of validating BUN and TCO₂ on the EPOC system. However, I am encountering challenges with obtaining arterial and capillary specimens, particularly from NICU patients.

Could you please share your approach for validating these two sample types?

At our facility, we correlate all chemistry analytes on venous specimens between the AU780 and EPOC, and we correlate blood gas results across all sample types using the GEM 5000. However, obtaining ...

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Sonia Guzman posted a reply on Re: CRRT Blood--iSTAT

Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 2:47 PM

Said: Hi Heather,We perform CRRT samples on the iSTAT using the CG8+ cartridge. Your LIS team along with your middleware team should be able to work on this for you. We use Epic Beaker and RALS. On the instrument you would have to cus...