Evaluation of the accuracy of an electronic point-of-care analyzer to quantify blood creatinine concentration in goats.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are no commercially available handheld blood creatinine analyzers validated in goats.

Objectives

The objective of the study was to validate the accuracy of a handheld point-of-care (POC) analyzer (Nova StatSensor) for quantifying blood creatinine concentration in goats. A secondary objective was to compare this POC against a chemistry analyzer to classify goats as normal or having mild or moderate azotemia.

Animals

Sixty-three goats admitted to a referral hospital.

Methods

Cross-sectional study. Venous blood was obtained, and creatinine concentration was measured by the POC in duplicate. Plasma was submitted for creatinine determination via the chemistry analyzer (gold standard).

Results

A total of 101 blood samples were collected from 6

SUBMITTER: Boileau MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7995365 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature