Open AccessThe glucose error in arterial sampling: assessing staff awareness and the effect of sampling technique*
Author(s) -
Vikesh Patel,
Natalia Skorupska,
Emily Hodges,
Mark Blunt,
Peter Young,
Maryanne Mariyaselvam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the intensive care society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.551
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2057-360X
pISSN - 1751-1437
DOI - 10.1177/1751143720968494
Subject(s) - sampling (signal processing) , blood sampling , statistics , computer science , medicine , mathematics , telecommunications , detector
Using a dextrose-containing solution, instead of normal saline, to maintain the patency of an arterial cannula results in the admixture of glucose in line samples. This can misguide the clinician down an inappropriate treatment pathway for hyperglycaemia.
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