Use of a blood gas analyzer and a laboratory autoanalyzer in routine practice to measure electrolytes in intensive care unit patients

Table 1 The between-run precision of electrolyte assay data were determined via analysis of duplicate quality control materials on each of 20 days

Electrolyte (mmol/L)	AA	%CV	ABG	%CV
Electrolyte (mmol/L)	Mean		Mean
Sodium	140.3	1.36	157.0	1.36
	115.7	2.12	133.6	2.12
Potassium	6.03	1.67	5.60	1.67
	3.47	2.76	3.79	2.76

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