iSTAT CG8 capillary issue, what are you doing for potassium?
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For those using iSTAT CG8 and had to suppress iCa and K for capillary samples, how are you handling potassium now?
We had K suppressed on our end, but our clinical team is asking to bring it back, so we’re starting to look into other options. Just wondering if anyone has switched to a different device or found a workflow that’s working well.
Would love to hear what others are doing.
Would love to hear what others are doing.
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To date our clinical team has not requested an alternate product but I am very interested in the responses to this post! If any locations made the conversion from i.STAT to epoc, I'd appreciate the feedback regarding the conversion. Thanks for posting.
We suppress differently based on area. We have iSTATs in RT, ED, CCU, NICU, and OR. We asked the medical directors for each area if they'd rather lose capillary samples or K and iCa. Understandably, NICU was the only one who preferred to keep capillary samples and lose the analytes. If they want potassium, they have to draw and send to the lab. Everyone else is running venous or arterial samples only, with big labels on the iSTATs to that effect. When we do get a baby in the ED that needs a blood gas, RT is approved to grab the NICU device.
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