Journal of Critical Care
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 326.e9-326.e16 , June 2012

Disagreement between ion selective electrode direct and indirect sodium measurements: Estimation of the problem in a tertiary referral hospital

  • Goce Dimeski, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemical Pathology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane 4102, Australia
    • ,
  • Thomas J. Morgan, MBBS, FCICM

      Affiliations

    • Adult Intensive Care Unit, Mater Health Services, Brisbane 4101, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Intensive Care Unit, Mater Adult Hospital, Mater Health Services, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia. Tel.: +61 7 3163 8111; fax: +61 7 3163 1503.
    • ,
  • Jeffrey J. Presneill, MBBS, FCICM, MBiostat, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Adult Intensive Care Unit, Mater Health Services, Brisbane 4101, Australia
    • ,
  • Balasubramanian Venkatesh, MBBS, FRCA, FCICM, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra and Wesley Hospitals, Brisbane 4066, Australia

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☆ Institution where study performed: Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.

☆☆ Source of funding: departmental funds.

★ Competing financial interests: none declared.

★★ Competing nonfinancial interests: none declared

☆☆☆ Authors' contributions: GD devised the initial protocol, collected the data, supervised the assays, performed a preliminary statistical analysis, and wrote the initial manuscript draft. TJM revised the protocol, performed a further statistical analysis, wrote subsequent drafts, and acts as corresponding author. JJP provided final statistical input and analysis and revised later drafts. BV provided intellectual input and reviewed/revised drafts.

★★★ No commercial sponsors contributed to authorship in any way.

PII: S0883-9441(11)00485-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.11.003

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 326.e9-326.e16 , June 2012

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