title: [Evaluation of the portable blood analyser i-STAT].
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the results of horse blood examinations on a portable blood analysis system, i-STAT SDI, with conventional laboratory equipment and to verify the accuracy and precision. The precision within run was high and the coefficients of variation ranged from 0 to 3.85%. The comparative analysis of patient samples with routine methods showed a very strong positive correlation with correlation coefficients above 0.96 for blood gases, pH, glucose, urea, hemoglobin, hematocrit, sodium and potassium, with the exception of chloride where it was 0.867. The i-STAT system provides a quick and accurate stable-side evaluation of laboratory data in critically ill horses and emergency situations.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Nutztiere und Pferde der Universität Bern.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Tschudi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000662:veterinary*; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000097:blood; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006736:Horses / Q000097:blood*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D012016:Reference Values; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004573:Electrolytes; D006454:Hemoglobins; D014508:Urea
vernacular_title: Evaluation des tragbaren Blutanalysators i-STAT.