Evaluation of One Touch II hospital in a community-hospital setting.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the linearity and precision of the One Touch II hospital, a bedside reflectance meter for measuring blood glucose, to the Kodak Ektachem 700 and to discuss a few essential elements needed for an excellent bedside testing program.


METHODS
Prince George's Hospital Center (PGHC), Cheverly, Maryland, a community hospital with approximately 400 beds.


METHODS
Blood was selected randomly from 100 patients for whom a blood glucose test had been ordered. All patients were adults.


METHODS
Not applicable.


RESULTS
A high degree of correlation (r = 0.984) was observed between the One Touch II hospital glucometer and the Kodak Ektachem 700. The linear regression equation was y = 1.1x - 2.0.


CONCLUSIONS
The One Touch II hospital meter is an accurate and practical instrument when it is used by trained individuals.
Hijazi
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University of Maryland at Baltimore, USA.
Peddicord
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D000328:Adult; D015982:Bias; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D015203:Reproducibility of Results