Electrolytes assessed by point-of-care testing - Are the values comparable with results obtained from the central laboratory?

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-29

  Chacko, Binila ^a   Peter, John Victor ^a   Patole, Shalom ^a   Fleming, Jude Joseph ^a   Selvakumar, Ratnasamy ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Agreement; bland and altman; concordance; electrolytes; point of care testing

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; LABORATORY TEST; PNEUMATIC TOOL; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79953805872     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.78219     Document Type: Article

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