Objective: Develop sample acceptability rules by determining the relationship between free hemoglobin level (hemolysis) and potassium or ionized calcium in blood gas samples collected intraoperatively.
Design And Methods: Hemolysis was assessed visually or by H index for lithium heparin blood gas samples collected intraoperatively. During periods one and three this was done using two different rules for visual assessment of centrifuged lithium heparin plasma. During period two H index was measured for all visually hemolyzed samples on a Roche Cobas c501 analyzer to determine acceptability. Potassium and ionized calcium were measured in 75 lithium heparin whole blood samples on a Radiometer ABL90 to correlate H index and potassium or ionized calcium.
Results: During period one 35 of 5808 (0.6%) blood gas samples had visual hemolysis levels exceeding tolerance for reporting of potassium. By switching to measured H index using a laboratory-established threshold, during period 2 we estimate that 171 of 5396 (3.2%) blood gas samples exceeded the H index threshold for reporting of potassium. In 75 intraoperative blood gas samples with H index and whole blood potassium and ionized calcium measured; we observed no relationship between H index and potassium or ionized calcium. During period 3 we switched to visual assessment of hemolysis with a greater tolerance for hemolysis; with only 3 of 5345 (0.06%) samples exceeding the new visual hemolysis threshold.
Conclusion: For blood gas samples collected intraoperatively, there is no relationship between hemolysis and measured potassium or ionized calcium. The results suggest that only grossly hemolyzed intraoperative blood gas samples should be rejected for measurement of whole blood potassium and ionized calcium.
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