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. 2007 Nov;28(4):179–194.

Table 5.

Critical values: percentiles of median TATs (minutes) for individual institutions.42

TAT Interval n 10th 50th 90th
Prothrombin Time
Verification 630 17 3 <1
Notification 602 13 3 <1
Total 631 28 10 1
K
Verification 640 14 4 <1
Notification 607 8 2 <1
Total 643 22 8 1
Blood Cultures
Verification 584 193 40 2
Notification 561 24 5 <1
Total 592 234 55 15