Comparing analytical outliers and the percent of emergency department patients with results above the 99th percentile upper reference limit for 2 conventional and one high sensitivity troponin assay

Abbott STAT cTnI had more analytic outliers than Roche cTnT or Abbott hscTnI. Compared to cTnT, use of hscTnI will significantly decrease the percent of ED patients with elevated cTn values without increasing analytical outliers.