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Interchangeability of Sodium and Potassium Result Values of Arterial Blood Gas with Laboratory Analyzer: Narrative Review

Keywords : Analyser,Ion-selective electrode,Potassium,Sodium

Citation Information : Interchangeability of Sodium and Potassium Result Values of Arterial Blood Gas with Laboratory Analyzer: Narrative Review. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019; 23 (1):35-42.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23110

License: CC BY-ND 3.0

Published Online: 01-07-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2019; The Author(s).


Abstract

The major extracellular electrolytes, sodium, and potassium are often requested together and form a large percentage of the requested tests in routine clinical chemistry laboratories. Two types of devices that use direct and indirect ion-selective electrode (ISE) methods are used in hospitals for electrolyte measurements: blood gas analyzers (BGA), which use direct ISE technology, and the indirect ISE method, which is often used in a central-laboratory autoanalyzer (AA).

We aimed to summarize the current scientific knowledge based on whether the electrolyte test results, using Na and K test results obtained with BGA and an AA, can be used interchangeably.

We searched Medline (PubMed), Google Scholar, and Web of Science up to 31st March 2018. In addition, references of the included studies were also examined.

Fourteen studies with a risk of bias were included in the analysis. Limits of agreement differences were variable among BGA and AA sodium and potassium test results in clinical practice.

The results of both BGA and AA measures should not be used interchangeably under the assumption that they are equivalent to each other.


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