Table 3.
Device | Parameters analysed | Comments |
---|---|---|
i-STAT® cartridge CHEM8+ | Na, K, Cl, CO2, anion gap, iCa, glucose, urea, creatinine, Hb, Ht | Abbott, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA |
i-STAT® cartridge PT/INR | PT | Abbott, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA |
i-STAT® cartridge CG4+ | Lactate, pH, paCO2, paO2, TCO2, HCO3−, base excess | Abbott, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA |
Palutop + 4 Optima® | Plasmodium falciparum, ovale, malariae and vivax | ALLDIAG, CS 28006 – 67038 Strasbourg cedex, France |
MDMulticard® | Blood group ABO, Dell, Kell and Rhesus phenotypes | Medion Diagnostics AG, CH–3186 Duedingen, Switzerland |
Hb: haemoglobin; Ht: haematocrit; PT: prothrombin time; TCO2: total carbon dioxide.