Capillary blood glucose monitor. Evaluation in a newborn nursery.
The performance of a rapid capillary blood glucose monitor, the Glucoscan 2000, was evaluated in a neonatal patient population by comparison with a reference method on 283 paired patient samples. The median glucose was 56 mg/dL (3.1 mmol/L). The slope of the regression line was .93 with a correlation coefficient r of .82. The average error in Glucoscan values at low, intermediate and high glucose ranges was 43%, 20% and 12% respectively. Precision analysis by replicate determinations also showed an increased coefficient of variation, 7.4%, at low glucose values.
Department of Pathology, Penrose Hospitals, Colorado Springs, CO 80907.
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D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003124:Colorimetry; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011934:Reagent Strips
D001786:Blood Glucose; D011934:Reagent Strips