Noninvasive Point Of Care Hemoglobin Testing

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Contents 1 Reference-interval 2 Clinical-significance 3 Procedure 4 More General Terms 5 References

Reference-interval

• blood hemoglobin levels are lower than with conventional testing ( mean difference, 1.59 g/ dL

Clinical-significance

• deemed unreliable toe guide clinical decisions [1]

Procedure

• pulse oximeter used for noninvasive testing

More General Terms

• point of care test
• hemoglobin (Hgb) in blood

References

1. Gayat E et al. Performance evaluation of a noninvasive hemoglobin monitoring device. Ann Emerg Med 2011 Apr; 57:330. PMID: [1]

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