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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 43, 795-798, Copyright © 1996 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

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Perioperative on-site haemoglobin determination: as accurate as laboratory values?

M Jaeger, T Ashbury, M Adams and P Duncan
Department of Anaesthesia, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.

PURPOSE: This study assessed the accuracy of photometer based haemoglobin (Hb) determination technology (HemoCue) when used by different anaesthetists in situations of rapidly changing Hb values during anaesthesia. METHODS: (Part 1) In the laboratory, repeated measurements were done on 16 split samples of blood using both the Hematology Analyzer (CELL-DYN 3500 System, Abbot Laboratories, San Jose, California) and the photometer. (Part 2) Twelve patients had blood samples drawn from an arterial line for simultaneous Hb determination in the hospital laboratory and by the photometer. At the same time, capillary samples were taken from the patient's earlobe for Hb determination by the photometer. All sample collection and photometer measurements were done by the same operator. (Part 3) The Part 2 protocol was then repeated with different anaesthetists performing both the sampling and the photometer measurements. Statistical comparison was by ANOVA and a two-tailed paired t-test. RESULTS: (Part 1) Samples determined by the photometer and the laboratory were highly correlated (r2 = 1.0, P < 0.001). The average error of each method was similar ( < 4%). (Part 2) Using a 2-tailed paired t-test, the photometer arterial measurements were not different from the laboratory measurements, however the photometer capillary measurements were consistently approximately 8% higher (P = 0.003). (Part 3) When multiple operators performed the sampling there were no differences on arterial or capillary samples (r2 = 0.942, r2 = 0.851 respectively), although the variance was greater. CONCLUSIONS: The HemoCue haemoglobinometer has sufficient accuracy to support treatment decisions regarding blood transfusions.


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