Bayer HealthCare Ascensia Contour Blood Glucose Monitoring System User Manual
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Neonatal Blood Evaluation (Performance with
Neonatal / Hospitalized Infant Samples)
Neonatal samples (n = 306) were collected from routine,
intermediate care, and intensive care nurseries at three sites.
The infants ranged in age from less than one day to 5
months (11 wks. premature birth). The median age was two
days. Nine venous, 176 capillary and 121 arterial samples
were evaluated with the Ascensia C
ONTOUR
Blood Glucose
Monitoring System using three reagent lots. The lots were
rotated each day of sample collection over the duration of
the evaluation. Meter results were compared to laboratory
glucose assay methods used at each of the sites (Corning 860,
Beckman LX20, Hitachi 917 analyzers). Sample glucose
concentrations ranged from 15 to 208 mg/dL, with an
average of 82.2 mg/dL. The hematocrit range was 21 to 70%,
with an average of 48.3%. A pO
2
was obtained with 116
samples. The range was 33 to 499 mm Hg, with an average of
126.9 mm Hg. A bilirubin assay was performed with 283
samples. The range was 0.2 to 18.7 mg/dL, with an average of
5.6 mg/dL.
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