To our lab it seems to mean anywhere from 20 mintues to 1 hour from the original call order. This is crazy. I know they can be there fast(see it for ER)but from the ICU or the floor I noticed they take longer than acceptable.Maybe they are understaffed, don;t know, but I know that when I have a stat H/H on a bleeding post-op in PACU I want it drawn within 10 minutes.
AM I being too harsh?