Blood gas analysis: POCT versus central laboratory on samples sent by a pneumatic tube system

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 307, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 101-106

  Zaman, Zahur ^a   Demedts, Maurits ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air bubbles; Blood gases; Pneumatic tube system; Point of care testing

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL GAS; BLOOD GAS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; PH; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0035031559     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(01)00439-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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