IFCC document stage 3, draft 1, dated 1989 02 01. An approved IFCC recommendation. IFCC method (1988) for tonometry of blood: reference materials for pCO2 and pO2. International Federation of Clinical Chemistry Scientific Division. Committee on pH, Blood Gases and Electrolytes.
A reference method for tonometry of blood is described. The document covers the theory of tonometry, the materials and equipment needed, and essential aspects of the tonometry procedure for blood. The partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide in tonometered blood are accurately known and therefore this blood is recommended for assessing the accuracy of blood gas analyzers. Tonometry of blood samples from patients may also be used in the determination of acid-base quantities and hemoglobin-oxygen affinity, e.g. p50.
Burnett
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Heart-Lung Institute, State University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Covington
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Maas
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Müller-Plathe
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Weisberg
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Wimberley
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Zijlstra
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Siggaard-Anderson
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Durst
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