title: [Is reliable blood glucose determination in the newborn infant possible with the small reflectance meter Reflolux S?].
abstract: With the reflectance meter Reflolux S (Accucheck III) high as well as low blood glucose levels can be determined with excellent precision irrespective of the sample's hematocrit value. Within the range from 20-50 mg/dl we found an average deviation from the expected value of less than 2 mg/dl; in selected samples, however, a difference of up to 10 mg/dl was recorded. The scatter can be explained by the influence of hematocrit values on the results. An increase of 10% in hematocrit lowered the measured glucose value by approximately 10%. At glucose concentrations below 40 mg/dl and in the presence of high resp. low hematocrit values any results obtained with this glucose meter will only have screening character; they should be re-run using an established method.
authors: Abteilung für Klinische Chemie, Universität Bonn.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Schlebusch
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Niesen
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Paffenholz
mesh_terms: D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011934:Reagent Strips; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D011934:Reagent Strips
vernacular_title: Ist eine zuverlässige Blutglucosebestimmung beim Neugeborenen mit dem Kleinreflektometer Reflolux S möglich?