First Hospital Use of TBI Blood Test: i-STAT TBI

https://www.drugtargetreview.com/news/152300/revolutionary-blood-test-identifies-patients-with-brain-injuries/

The blood test looks for GFAP and UCH-L1

The i-STAT TBI test checks a patient’s blood for two biomarkers that are often present following a brain injury and provides results in only 15 minutes. The results enable clinicians to disregard the need for a head CT scan and determine the next steps of care.

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