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On 11-jan-2023, abbott point of care was contacted by a customer regarding i-stat chem8+ cartridges that yielded a suspected discrepant hematocrit result on a 67 year old male patient presented for shoulder surgery.There was no additional patient information available at the time of this report.Method date collected tested hb (g/dl) hct(g/dl) sample lab on (b)(6) 2022, 06:35 07:11 cancelled venous #1, i-stat on (b)(6) 2022, 07:35 07:35 15.3 45 venous #2, lab on (b)(6) 2022, 07:35 08:32 4.8 17.3 venous #2, lab on (b)(6) 2022, 10:43 11:23 4.4 16.1 venous #3, lab on (b)(6) 2022, 11:55 12:09 4.2 15.4 fingerstick #1.There are no injuries associated with this event.At this time there is no reason to suspect a malfunction exists.The reporting decision was based on information available that suggests the product was not performing within the variability of the assay.The investigation is underway.
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