| Issue |
J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 19, Number 3, September 1987
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 322 - 329 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/1987193322 | |
| Published online | 29 August 2023 | |
Original Article
In Vitro Measurement of the Accuracy of a New Patient Side Blood Gas, pH, Hematocrit and Electrolyte Monitor
1
PSICOR, Inc., San Diego, CA
2
Diamond Sensor Systems, Ann Arbor, MI
* Direct communications to: Jeffrey B. Riley, PSICOR, Inc., 6818 Via del Campo Court, San Diego, CA 92127
(J. Extra-Corpor. Technol. 19[3] p. 322-329 Fall 1987, 34 ref.) An In Vitro human blood circuit was brought to equilibrium with five analyzed gases and at varied electrolyte concentrations to determine the accuracy of the GEM-6 analyzer with respect to current market standard analyzers.
| Diamond Sensor Systems GEM-6 | Radiometer A/S ABL-4 Blood Gas and pH Analyzer | Nova Stat Electrolyte Monitor | Becton Dickman Readacrit Centrifuge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation Coefficient (r) | |||
| pH | 0.9988 | — | — |
| pCO2 | 0.99864 | — | — |
| pO2 | 0.9933 | — | — |
| Hct% | — | — | 0.79205 |
| K+ | 0.99695 | 0.99553 | — |
| Ca++ | — | 0.98399 | — |
| [HCO3-] | 0.9738 | — | — |
| B.E. | 0.8022 | — | — |
| %Hb·O2 | 0.9546 | — | — |
(n = 60, all r values are significant at p<.001)
The GEM-6 is equivalent to current analyzers that measure the same parameters.
Key words: blood gas monitoring / calcium / ionized / comparison / device / evaluation / equipment accuracy / hematocrit / monitoring / blood gas / oxyhemoglobin saturation / measurement / pCO2 monitoring / pO2 monitoring / potassium
© 1987 AMSECT
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