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On (b)(6) 2019, abbott point of care was contacted by a customer regarding i-stat e3+ cartridges that yielded a suspected discrepant potassium results on a patient.There was no patient information available at the time of this report.Method: i-stat, date: 07/11/2019, tested: 12:50, potassium: >9 mmol/l, sodium: 132 mmol/l, sample: whole blood.I-stat, 07/11/2019, 12:56, 3.9 mmol/l, 141 mmol/l, serum.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 limited information available that suggests the product was not performing within the variability of the assay.The investigation is underway.
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