Glu-4 Operator’s Manual – OPTI CCA-TS
Correlation to Other Methods
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OPTICCAvsotherpH/BloodGasInstrumentsonwholebloodinatypicalsetting
Excess blood aliquots from specimens collected for blood gas analyses were analyzed by both traditional
and non-traditional operators of blood gas equipment in hospital laboratories. The blood was analyzed on
the OPTI CCA after obtaining the requisite results from existing instrumentation used for these analyses
and operated and controlled following their established procedures.
Correlation
ComparativeMethod* Slope Intercept Coefcient Sy.x Range n
Analyzer A (whole blood) (mg/dL) 1.0081 5.16 0.9735 11.81 27 – 328 106
(mmol/L) 1.0081 0.29 0.9735 0.66 1.5 – 18.2 106
Analyzer B (plasma) (mg/dL) 0.9986 -2.34 0.9933 8.5 49 – 398 167
(mmol/L) 0.9986 0.13 0.9866 0.47 2.4 – 22.1 167
OPTI CCA (mg/dL) 1.058 2.36 0.97 21.6 37 – 395 103
(whole blood vs. plasma) (mmol/L) 1.058 0.13 0.97 1.20 2.1 – 21.9 103
Analyzer C (serum) 0.950 5.73 0.9784 10.51 78 - 294 68
Analyzer D (serum) 0.991 3.99 0.9772 10.74 36 – 344 102
Analyzer E (whole blood) (mg/dL) 0.9776 -1.29 0.9864 9.74 86 - 340 85
* For more information on specic analyzers used, please contact OPTI Medical Technical Support.
References
1. Tietz, Norbert W., Ed., Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 2nd Ed., (Philadelphia: W.B.Saunders,
Co., 1990) p. 436
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2. OPTI Medical. Model equation for regression statistics is: [results of OPTI Analyzer] = slope(m)
[comparative method results] + intercept(b).