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Accuracy of a portable haemoglobinometer in clinical practice
A G Linegar1, J D Knottenbelt, P J Wormald
1Trauma Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town.
Abstract:
The haemoglobin (Hb) levels of 100 blood samples submitted to the haematology laboratory of Groote Schuur Hospital were estimated by 3 clinical observers using the Buffalo Medical Specialties (BMS) portable haemoglobinometer. The average error was between 5% and 6% of the laboratory Hb value (0.6 g/dl). It is concluded that the BMS machine, besides being easy to use and giving a rapid result, is also sufficiently accurate for clinical practice.