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On (b)(6) 2023, abbott point of care was contacted by a customer regarding i-stat chem8+ cartridges that yielded a suspected discrepant hematocrit result on a 75 year old male patient presented with weakness, lethargic, & coughing.There was no additional patient information available at the time of this report.Method:i-stat, date: (b)(6) 2023 09:39, collected: 9:39, tested: 49.0, hct(pvc):16.7, hb(g/dl): a, sample: a; method: lab, date: (b)(6) 2023 09:39, collected: 09:39, tested: 26.4, hct(pvc): unk, hb(g/dl): 7.8 g/dl, sample: a.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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