Also worth checking whether your gas analyser is CE marked or certified for pleural fluid.

Many are not.

 

with best wishes

Richard

Richard Mainwaring-Burton

Consultant Biochemist

South London Healthcare Trust

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich

Princess Royal Hospital, Farnborough

Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup

020-8836-5724

mob: 07831-739876

 

From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anne Dawnay
Sent: 14 March 2013 17:15
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Subject: Pleural fluid pH

 

How do you deal with pleural fluid pH? Wards with gas analysers fed up with respiratory team clogging them. Any particular type of syringe we can use to ensure a 'clean' sample is delivered to the analyser?

best wishes
Anne
Dr Anne Dawnay PhD FRCPath
Consultant Biochemist
020 344 72954 

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