We use POC istat lactate and a whole lactate in the ED. The whole blood lactate is run off of the ABG machine and may either a venous or arterial sample. The turnaround time for POC istat lactate is about 5 mins and the whole blood sample is about 20 mins.
Mary Draper RN BSN Coordinator Quality Improvement Peer Review Support CV/CT Quality Management JMH Office (925) 674-2045 Cell (925) 451-8792 Fax (925) 674-2373 mary.dra...@johnmuirhealth.com<mailto:mary.dra...@johnmuirhealth.com> [cid:image001.png@01D21258.26A75C10] "O, let us always have a mountain within our soul, with a peak so high that we never quite reach the top... For then we will always strive for greater things and will not be content with merely climbing hills." Ardath Rodale From: Sepsisgroups [mailto:sepsisgroups-boun...@lists.sepsisgroups.org] On Behalf Of Carlson, Brenda L Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 12:31 PM To: 'sepsisgroups@lists.sepsisgroups.org' <sepsisgroups@lists.sepsisgroups.org> Subject: [Sepsis Groups] Lactate levels and POCT 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!
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