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Table 3 Summary of out-of-range and in-range results for i-STAT® and epoc® by individual device and by manufacturer

From: Community paramedic point of care testing: validity and usability of two commercially available devices

i-STAT®

Device

Out-of-rangea

In-rangea

Proportion Out-of-range by device

CP1

0 (0.0%)

13 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

CP2

4 (23.5%)

13 (76.5%)

4 (14.8%)

CP3

4 (23.5%)

13 (76.5%)

4 (14.8%)

CP4

2 (20.0%)

8 (80.0%)

2 (7.4%)

CP5

2 (18.1%)

9 (81.8%)

2 (7.4%)

CP6

15 (41.7%)

21 (58.3%)

15 (55.5%)

Total Out-of-range

27/104 (26.0%)

77/104 (74.0%)

27 (100.0%)

epoc®

 CP1

5 (38.5%)

8 (61.5%)

5 (10.2%)

 CP2

6 (31.6%)

13 (68.4%)

6 (12.2%)

 CP3

10 (58.8%)

7 (41.2%)

10 (20.4%)

 CP4

6 (54.6%)

5 (45.5%)

6 (12.2%)

 CP5

3 (27.3%)

8 (72.7%)

3 (6.1%)

 CP6

19 (54.3%)

16 (45.7%)

19 (38.8%)

 Total Out-of-range

49/106 (46.2%)

57/106 (53.8%)

49 (100.0%)

  1. aOut-of-range refers to outside of the a priori laboratory to POCT acceptable Comparative Range and vice versa