We use POCT. Our turnaround is approximately 5 minutes. An hour and a half is unacceptable. Our POCT technicians are skilled at drawing a venous lactate without a tourniquet. We are extending that capability to ED Triage.
Greg Stanford, MD Medical Director Clinical Documentation Improvement and Outcomes 1840 Amherst Street | Winchester, Va 22601 Phone: (540) 596 4999 Cell: 540 664 5736 | |[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail is confidential, may be legally privileged, and for the intended recipient only. Access, disclosure, copying, forwarding and distribution by any means is strictly prohibited. If received in error, do not read but delete and e-mail confirmation to the sender. > On Sep 15, 2016, at 3:30 PM, Carlson, Brenda L > <[email protected]> wrote: > > What is the turnaround time for lactate levels at your hospital, from > ordering to resulted time? Nearly all of our initial lactates are drawn by > bedside nurses (approx. 70% in ED setting) and sent to the main lab for > processing. We seem to be averaging about 1.5 hours from order to result and > are looking for ways to improve. Is anyone using POCT to obtain lactate > levels, especially in the Emergency Department? > > Thank you for your help. > > Brenda L. Carlson MS, BSN, RN > Assistant Quality Officer > Office of Clinical Practice Evaluation > University of Rochester Medical Center > 265 Crittenden Blvd., Saunders Research Building, 3.205 > 585-273-4721 > This message may contain information which is confidential and privileged. > Unless you are the addressee (or authorized to receive for the addressee), > you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone the message or any information > contained in the message (including attachments). If you have received the > message in error, please advise sender by reply email, and delete the > message. Thank you! > > > _______________________________________________ > Sepsisgroups mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org > <http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org>
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