PTINR Testing at Stroke Centers
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Are any of you using a POC PTINR for your CVA patients that present to the ED? If so, what are you using? And, who performs the testing? Our ED physicians are wanting a POC test because we can't seem to get our TAT to a satisfactory number and I'm just trying to gather information. Any and all responses are welcome and I'd be grateful for them.
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We aren't using POC coagulation in our ED. I'm curious as to what is the ED's expectation of a satisfactory TAT?
Thank you,
Tim
A satisfactory TAT is 30 minutes or less for our Code CVAs. Not at all unreasonable. We just can't seem to find a process that gets it done consistently in that amount of time.
Thank you Kathleen! Are you using the Sig Elite for that? Do they have the INR on the GEM Hemochron 100s?