Evaluation of automatic mixing versus manual mixing for point of care hemoglobin measurement.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We compared hemoglobin results from manually mixed blood gas (BG) Portex syringes (Smiths Medical) and automatically mixed safePICO BG syringes (Radiometer Medical) measured on the ABL90 FLEX blood gas analyzer at the Point of Care with a laboratory hematology analyzer (XN-series, Sysmex) to determine whether automatic mixing improved the accuracy and precision of hemoglobin measurement relative to the standardized method.

Methods

Ninety-nine lithium heparin tubes and EDTA tubes were collected simultaneously from selected patients at five participating institutions. The lithium heparin tubes were then split between the Portex ABG syringe and the safePICO aspirator. The Portex syringe was mixed manually according to routine procedures, while the saf

SUBMITTER: Altawallbeh G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7160596 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature