Analytical evaluation of direct bicarbonate measurement with the new gem premier chemstat in hemodialysis patients.

GEM Premier ChemSTAT is a whole-blood analyzer designed for providing a rapid basic metabolic panel, inclusive of creatinine and blood urea nitrogen, with the unique characteristic of providing measured bicarbonate (HCO) levels. The aim of this work was to evaluate the clinical performance of HCO assessment with this analyser in a real-life hemodialysis setting. Imprecision was calculated at different HCO levels, along with assay comparison with Gem Premier 4000 analysers.

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