1 - Program Overview

This program is intended to assess automated systems used to determine blood gases, as well as the other urgent analytes measured with these analyzers.

Participating labs can choose to be assessed for all the analytes of this program, or simply a subset of analytes of interest.

For this program, a single kit is used to assess one analyzer only. To assess a second analyzer, you will need to register for an additional kit

2 - Assessment Frequency

Number of surveys per year: 4
Number of control samples per survey: 1 or 2
Number of samples per year: 6

3 - List of analytes assessed 

• pH
• pCO₂
• pO₂
• Bicarbonates
• Ionized calcium
• Chlorides (Blood gases)
• New - Creatinine (Blood gases)*
• Total CO₂
• Glucose (Blood gases)
• Lactate (Blood gases)
• Potassium (Blood gases)
• Sodium (Blood gases)

4 - Description of the Control Samples

Liquid control solutions in ampoules (ready-to-use samples).