We do place notices up at each gas analyser warning of disciplinary action
and Prof. Fraser is actually covering NPT issues/gas analysers this morning
at the Grand Round - I only hope the Consultants don't take the - "it's a
nursing staff issue" attitude.
Re glucose meter QC solutions - I've been told that patients can get free QC
stuff if they phone the company helpline - in our case Medisense -and tell
the operator they don't think the meter is working properly.
On another note, whilst checking the gas analyser in POCCU I observed an
anaesthetist applying arterial blood to a strip in the Precision plus meter
- I admit I have no idea whether glucose should be reliable in this sample
except that the concentration would be higher than in a capillary sample.
The pO2 "interference" is said to be minimal in this Medisense meter but
should I have been more forceful with this user rather than suggesting he
really should take the meter to the patient?
Dr Fiona Ivison
Dept. of Clinical Chemistry
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Mount Vernon St
Liverpool
L7 8XP
0151 706 4287
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