title: Simple mixing technique for the preparation of blood samples of known oxygen saturation.
abstract: A mixing technique for the preparation of whole blood samples of known oxygen saturation is described. The technique, which uses basic equipment and a very simple procedure, is capable of accuracies better than +/- 2% across the full range of saturation and is extendable to use with other applications with only slight reductions in accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Physics Department, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen