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The QC material we were using with this analyser was provided by Diametrics (the manufacturers)who have a web site for further info (www.diametrics.com), I did put some of our Chiron QC through and seemed to get acceptable results. The abstracts I mentioned were all found through MEDLINE - Critical Care 1997 vol1 pp79-83 Prause et al, Prehospital point of care testing of blood gases and electrolytes - an evaluation of IRMA. Anaesthetist 1998 vol 47 pp490-495 - In GERMAN, Prause et al. Preclinical blood gas analysis Experience with 3 blood gas analysers in emergency care (includes the iSTAT) J CLin Monit. 1996, 12, pp317-324, Wahr et al, Accuracy and precision of a new portable handheld blood gas analyser, the IRMA. Crit Care Med 1996, vol 24, p957-962. Hand-held blood gas analyser is accurate in the clinical care setting. Zaloga et al. Clin Chem Lab Med 2002, vol 40 pp182-191. Ceriotti et al, A two-centre evaluation of the blood gas immediate response mobile analyser (IRMA) Dr Fiona Ivison Dept. of Clinical Chemistry Royal Liverpool University Hospital 4th Floor Duncan Building Liverpool L7 8XP 0151 706 4287 _________________________________________________________________ Chat online in real time with MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.co.uk