Base excess on ABL 520 vs. Nova Phox.
We are getting differences in base excess between these 2 instruments even though pH and blood gases are identical.
Example today: Phox Base Excess 5.2 vs ABL 2.3
Phox Base Excess 13.1 vs. ABL 8.8
Has anyone any similar problem?
Many thanks
Sean Maguire
Principal Biochemist,
Mater Hospital,
Dublin.
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