Comparing the accuracy of POC vers. Lab. (Capillary, Venous and arte-rial) blood glucose level in severely shocked verse non-shocked critically Ill patients
- Journal of Anesthesia & Critical Care: Open Access
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Abdulaziz Alshaer, Basma A Badgheish, Zahra Alsadah, Khalid Sewify, Sarah Alghazal, Sarah Alzahrani, Abeer Qadi, Reham Alqahtani, Amal Shilash
Abstract
Glucose monitoring among critically-ill patients has been a topic of attention for long time to prevent both hyper-glycemia and hypoglycemia, which is important in an intensive care unit. Use of point of care blood glucose meters within some critically ill patient populations has resulted in varying degrees of confusion about off-label use and potential discrepancies in results. The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of point of care capillary and venous/arterial samples verse venous/arterial samples by laboratory testing in critically ill both shocked and non-shocked patients.
Keywords
Capillary,Venous and arte-rial