On-line continuous potentiometric measurement of potassium concentration in whole blood during open-heart surgery.
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 25 (1) , 39-43
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/25.1.39
Abstract
We describe a flow-through system with an ion-selective electrode for measurement of blood potassium ion concentration, continuously and on-line off the extracorporeal blood circulation in an operating theater during human open-heart surgery. Comparison measurements were made with the SMA flame photometer (blood plasma) and an Orion SS 30 sodium/potassium analyzer (whole blood). The potassium concentration values obtained with the flow-through system agree well with the ones determined with the flame photometer. The time delay of the measurement with the flow-through system was relatively long (2 min) but delays of only 10--20 s seem feasible. Short time delays can deepen insight and simplify rational treatment under surgery conditions.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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