Table 1 Point Of Care Tests (POCT) done and investigations available on blood gas analysers
From: Point-of-care testing in Paediatric settings in the UK and Ireland: a cross-sectional study
POCTs | Total (n = 139) | ED (n = 72) | PAU (n = 28) | UCC (n = 5) | Inpatient ward (n = 34) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blood sugar | 137/139 (98.6%) | 72/72 (100%) | 27/28 (96.4%) | 5/5 (100%) | 33/34 (97.1%) |
Urinalysis | 134/139 (96.4%) | 70/72 (97.2%) | 27/28 (96.4%) | 5/5 (100%) | 32/34 (94.1%) |
Blood gas analysis | 132/139 (95%) | 72/72 (100%) | 25/28 (89.3%) | 3/5 (60%) | 32/34 (94.1%) |
Blood ketones | 125/139 (89.9%) | 66/72 (91.7%) | 25/28 (89.3%) | 3/5 (60%) | 31/34 (91.2%) |
Urinary Beta hCG | 115/139 (82.7%) | 66/72 (91.7%) | 20/28 (71.4%) | 5/5 (100%) | 24/34 (70.6%) |
Influenza (any) | 45/139 (32.4%) | 29/72 (40.3%) | 7/28 (25%) | 1/5 (20%) | 8/34 (23.5%) |
RSV | 41/139 (29.5%) | 24/72 (33.3%) | 7/28 (25%) | 1/5 (20%) | 9/34 (26.5%) |
Other | 17/139 (12.2%) | 15/72 (20.8%) | 2/28 (7.1%) | 0/5 (0%) | 0/34 (0%) |
CRP | 13/139 (9.4%) | 7/72 (9.7%) | 3/28 (10.7%) | 0/5 (0%) | 3/34 (8.8%) |
Group A Streptococcus | 5/139 (3.6%) | 3/72 (4.2%) | 1/28 (3.6%) | 0/5 (0%) | 1/34 (2.9%) |
Procalcitonin | 2/139 (1.4%) | 1/72 (1.4%) | 0/28 (0%) | 0/5 (0%) | 1/34 (2.9%) |
Blood gas analyser investigations available among units doing blood gases | |||||
Lactate | 127/139 (91.4%) | 69/72 (95.8%) | 25/28 (89.3%) | 3/5 (60%) | 30/34 (88.2%) |
pH, PaCO2/PaO2, Base Excess | 126/139 (90.6%) | 69/72 (95.8%) | 25/28 (89.3%) | 3/5 (60%) | 29/34 (85.3%) |
Sodium/Potassium | 126/139 (90.6%) | 69/72 (95.8%) | 24/28 (85.7%) | 3/5 (60%) | 30/34 (88.2%) |
Glucose | 123/139 (88.5%) | 68/72 (94.4%) | 23/28 (82.1%) | 3/5 (60%) | 29/34 (85.3%) |
Haemoglobin | 116/139 (83.5% | 67/72 (93%) | 21/28 (75%) | 3/5 (60%) | 25/34 (73.5%) |
Calcium | 107/139 (77%) | 62/72 (86.1%) | 19/28 (67.9%) | 3/5 (60%) | 23/34 (67.6%) |
Bilirubin | 46/139 (33.1%) | 25/72 (34.7%) | 11/28 (39.3%) | 1/5 (20%) | 9/34 (26.5%) |
Phosphate | 27/139 (19.2%) | 18/72 (25%) | 2/28 (7.1%) | 1/5 (20%) | 6/34 (17.6%) |
Other: | 23/139 (16.5%) | 18/72 (25%) | 3/28 (10.7%) | 0/5 (0%) | 2/34 (5.9%) |