title: Accuracy of a portable haemoglobinometer in clinical practice.
abstract: The haemoglobin (Hb) levels of 100 blood samples submitted to the haematology laboratory of Groote Schuur Hospital were estimated by 3 clinical observers using the Buffalo Medical Specialties (BMS) portable haemoglobinometer. The average error was between 5% and 6% of the laboratory Hb value (0.6 g/dl). It is concluded that the BMS machine, besides being easy to use and giving a rapid result, is also sufficiently accurate for clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Linegar
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Knottenbelt
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wormald
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006452:Hemoglobinometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity