title: [Critical study of a new method for measuring total CO2 in plasma (author transl)].
abstract: A new analyser for total CO2 in blood--Ericsen E-100--has been tested and its performances compared with those of the manometric Van Slyke apparatus. Ericsen E-100 makes it possible to measure very small samples (50 microliter) in a short time (35 s). It appears that Ericsen E-100 underestimates total CO2; the higher the total CO2 the larger the error. Simple improvements are suggested, especially concerning the way injection is performed in the reaction chamber.
mesh_terms: D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide
vernacular_title: Etude critique d'une méthode nouvelle pour la mesure du co2 total dans le plasma sanguin.