From: Comparison of the point-of-care blood gas analyzer versus the laboratory auto-analyzer for the measurement of electrolytes
Group mmol/l
No. of values
Mean difference mmol/l
SD difference mmol/l
Max. difference mmo/l
Min. difference mmol/l
>5.0
58
0.44
0.05
1.8
0.0
3.5–5.0
106
0.46
0.03
1.6
<3.5
36
0.42
0.02
2.4