A comparative study on reliability of point of care sodium and potassium estimation in a pediatric intensive care unit

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 731-735

  Chhapola, Viswas ^a   Kanwal, Sandeep Kumar ^a   Sharma, Rajni ^a   Kumar, Virendra ^a  

^a KALAWATI SARAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Auto analyzer; Blood gas analyzer; Point of care; Potassium; Sodium

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ABNORMAL SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD GAS ANALYZER; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYTE ANALYZER; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISONATREMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SYRINGE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TUBERCULIN SYRINGE; VENOUS BLOOD;

AUTOANALYSIS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POTASSIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM;

EID: 84884355556     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-013-0977-z     Document Type: Article

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