Concordance between point ‐of‐care blood gas analysis and laboratory autoanalyzer in measurement of hemoglobin and electrolytes in critically ill patients

ConclusionWe conclude that there is moderate to substantial concordance between AA and BGA machines on tests performed in critically ill patients. However, the two tests methods cannot be used interchangeably, except for potassium.

Source: Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis - February 1, 2018 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Shivesh Prakash, Shailesh Bihari, Zhan Y. Lim, Santosh Verghese, Hemant Kulkarni, Andrew D. Bersten Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research