
The proper capillary sampling for CoaguChek XS
Updated: May 17, 2021

• clean the patient's finger with disinfectant and allow to dry
• make sure the patient's finger is warm to get a good flow of blood
• press the patient's finger and lance the side of a fingertip with the lancet
• gently massage the patient's finger until you get a drop of blood
• apply the first drop of blood from the finger
• important that you apply the blood drop to the test strip within 15 seconds
• applying blood after 15 seconds gives falsifyed result because the coagulation process starts
Only use this two fingers for capillary sampling if possible