VET Testing

We initiated the Quantras in the CardioVascular OR suites in May 2021 and the perfusionists and anesthesiologists are very satisfied with the analyzers and utilize them with every case. This also resulted in a significant reduction in blood component usage.

We are also potentially doing exactly this as well.. moving from TEG 6s to Quantra.  Would love to hear pros/cons of this.

Very easy to supply ( individually sealed room temp reagent cartridges with greater than 1 year expiration) and you just load a maintenance cartridge once per week; takes about 3 minutes. Good connectivity to RALS middleware. We have 5 of these in full operation.

Hi Ashlee, We decided to implement the Quantra HemoSonic because:

·       It is a user-friendly testing platform, able to provide viscoelastic testing at the Point of Care to evaluate patient hemostasis during selected surgical procedures. CRNAs, residents, and surgeons have been trained and are currently performing the test in the ORs

·       The users can collect the sample in a 3.2% citrated tube and following simple steps can run the test in Quantra. 

·       Results are available on the instrument screen and also can be printed onsite

·       Patient results and quality controls are interfaced via Telcor. User’s logons are also managed with Telcor

·       Results can also be viewed remotely using the Quantra Desktop Remover Viewer (QDRV) application.
 As you can see on the screenshots below, the Quantra is able to provide both numeric and graphic interpretation of the patient hemostasis status. 

Depending of the type of cartridge or procedure, they provide different results: 

 

Test results are also viewable as a coagulation curve showing the development of a clot over time via the Curves View.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.

For those that use Quantra, what PT product do you use? We use API for TEG, but I do not see that they offer kits for the Quantra.

CAP offers a PT kit VES1