Point of Care
Point of Care

Case Studies

Case Study
 

Efficiency makes a Difference in one patient's Life

 

Author

Dr. George L. Hertner, MD FACEM
Medical Director, Memorial Hospital North
Colorado Springs, Colorado


Summary

A healthy, 39-year-old patient presented to the Emergency Department complaining of back pain with no chest pain or shortness of breath.

  • All initial test results, including the point-of-care troponin, were normal.
  • After two hours, in accordance with serial troponin testing protocols, the point-of-care troponin was repeated and indicated the patient’s troponin had elevated tenfold since the initial test.
  • The patient arrived to the Cath lab within 160 minutes of arrival, where RCA lesions were discovered and treated with thrombolytic medication.

In this case, a rapid point-of-care troponin test saved significant time as compared to central laboratory testing, enabling faster clinical decision-making and treatment as well as potential future loss of heart muscle and heart function.

Watch this emotional video testimonial to see how the i-STAT System helped improve a particular patient’s care in his very own Emergency Department.

 

           

 

Watch Full Video (3:10)


Back to Case Studies  

Author
 

About Author

Dr. George L. Hertner, MD FACEM is Chair for the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Colorado Health – Memorial Health System, and has been with the department of emergency medicine since 2001. Dr. Hertner received his bachelor’s degree and attended medical school at the University of Nebraska and completed his residency at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. In addition to his many clinical appointments, Dr. Hertner is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Medicine, has authored and co-authored a number of publications and has presented both in the U.S. and internationally.

Back

You are about to exit the Abbott family of websites for a 3rd party website

Links which take you out of Abbott worldwide websites are not under the control of Abbott, and Abbott is not responsible for the contents of any such site or any further links from such site. Abbott is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the linked site by Abbott. The website that you have requested also may not be optimised for your screen size.

Do you wish to continue and exit this website?

Yes No

You are about to enter an Abbott country or region specific website.

Please be aware that the website you have requested is intended for the residents of a particular country or countries, as noted on that site. As a result, the site may contain information on pharmaceuticals, medical devices and other products or uses of those products that are not approved in other countries or regions.

Do you wish to continue and enter this website?

Yes No

Not optimized for your device

The page you are trying to access is best viewed on a desktop or laptop computer.

I want to view this page anyway
Contact us today