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Andrea Kelley posted a reply on Re: iSTAT ACT issues
Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Said: The problem is not the istat cartridges but the heparin itself. There is a known quality issue with the liquid heparin. That is why a bunch of blood gas syringes were recalled as well. Now the issue with the shortage o...
Kim Ballister posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 at 12:46 PM
iSTAT ACT issues
Starting a new thread to bring it back to the top of conversation.
We are still experiencing random issues with iSTAT ACT's not being at therapeutic levels after dosing of heparin, causing lots of issues with our physicians. iSTAT cannot give any information other that they will put out a letter of their findings "sometime"?? We are very frustrated with the situation, ACT cartridges are now on back order, control is hard to get--just wondering if the letter will say they are...
We are still experiencing random issues with iSTAT ACT's not being at therapeutic levels after dosing of heparin, causing lots of issues with our physicians. iSTAT cannot give any information other that they will put out a letter of their findings "sometime"?? We are very frustrated with the situation, ACT cartridges are now on back order, control is hard to get--just wondering if the letter will say they are...
Miranda Cotter posted a reply on Re: Hematocrit comparison acceptability criteria
Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Said: We do not use the proficiency testing criteria necessarily. Our medical director approved 6% or 2.0 for the acceptable difference for hematocrit.
Holly Ven Roy posted a reply on Re: Nova StatSensor Calibration verification Is...
Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Said: Thank you!
Jeremy MacDonald posted a reply on Re: Nova StatSensor Calibration verification Is...
Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Said: Manufacturer's Cal/Ver material doesn't cover the entire Manufacturer's cited AMR, two choices:Restrict the AMR to what you can actually validate. OR...
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