LONG-TERM REPRODUCIBILITY OF A NEW PH-BLOOD-GAS QUALITY-CONTROL SYSTEM COMPARED TO 2 OTHER PROCEDURES

  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 22  (11) , 1817-1820
Abstract
The long-term precision and stability of a new quality-control system for blood pH and gas measurements are compared to that of tonometered bicarbonate solutions and serum-based preparations. The new system, consisting of gas-equilibrated bicarbonate solutions in glass ampuls, is as stable as the serum-based preparation and as reproducible as either of the other methods. The new system, offering 3 discrete sets of control values, has certain advantages in the simultaneous quality control of pH, CO2 tension and O2 tension measurements.

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