Fabulous idea David, we could go back to licking
patients for sodium levels, tasting urine for glucose
and sniffing their breath for ketones. Think of the
money we'd save!
Must dash - the alchemy kit has just arrived and my
ear of bat reagent expires at midnight and my Familiar
is trying to get out of it's box.
Jan
--- David Bullock <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Reproduced from the AACC POCT discussion group:
>
> "Our nurses and neonatologist in our nurseries tried
> a couple of
> different transcutaneous bilirubin meters. As a
> side test, he had the
> nurses "guess" what they thought the baby's
> bilirubin was when they
> performed the meters then sent a serum sample to the
> lab. At the
> conclusion of the test, the nurseries decided to not
> use any of the
> meters. The nurses' guesses were closer to and more
> consistent
> with the lab's result then the meters were! Don't
> know if that will help
> you or not. But maybe you should try having your
> nurses "guess"
> along with your trial. Could save you some money!!"
>
>
>
> David
>
> Dr David Bullock
> Director, Wolfson EQA Laboratory
> P O Box 3909, Birmingham B15 2UE, U K
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