Velázquez Medina Diana, Climent Consuelo
College of Health Related Professions, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico.
P R Health Sci J. 2003 Dec;22(4):385-9.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of glucometers in assessing glucose levels in outpatients. The investigation consisted in the analysis of retrospective validation data (obtained at the Clinical Laboratory of the Puerto Rico Medical Services Administration) and the analysis of data obtained from forty outpatients. Glucose concentration was obtained from these outpatient samples using the patients' glucometers and a clinical laboratory analyzer (hexokinase method). Statistical analysis included descriptive and correlation measures and t-test. Results revealed that accurate glucose values were obtained by the glucometers utilized in both the validation process and the outpatients (POCT) procedure. The investigation also demonstrated the need by outpatients to receive proper training in handling their glucometers.
本研究的目的是评估血糖仪在门诊患者血糖水平评估中的准确性。该调查包括对回顾性验证数据（从波多黎各医疗服务管理局临床实验室获得）的分析以及对40名门诊患者数据的分析。使用患者的血糖仪和临床实验室分析仪（己糖激酶法）从这些门诊患者样本中获取葡萄糖浓度。统计分析包括描述性和相关性测量以及t检验。结果显示，在验证过程和门诊患者（即时检验）程序中使用的血糖仪都获得了准确的血糖值。该调查还表明门诊患者需要接受使用血糖仪的适当培训。
