RADIOMETER ABL800 FLEX, Reference Manual

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ABL800 FLEX Reference Manual 5. Performance characteristics
Performance test results – pO
2
Primary
reference
method
Tonometry
[
3
]
.
The gases used for tonometry are traceable to NIST certified Standard Reference
Materials.
Bias
REF
The FLEXMODE on the ABL805/30/35 analyzers was tested:
pO
2
(mmHg) Bias
REF
N
15 0.47 60
50 -0.24 60
150 -0.45 60
250 -2.17 60
530 1.01 60
N = number of measurements on several analysers used for the test.
Bias
ABL
– blood
samples
This bias is presented by the following chart:
Bias (%)
ABL735 (mmHg)
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