Abstract | AIMS: METHODS: The effects of pH (7.44-6.83), glucose (5-50 mmol/l) and acetoacetate (0-5 mmol/l) were examined in venous blood to investigate the accuracy of betahydroxybutyrate measurement (0-5 mmol/l) by a handheld ketone sensor. Sensor results were compared with a reference method. Linear regression models were fitted to the difference between the methods with the concentration of metabolite as the explanatory factor. RESULTS: Decreasing pH and increasing glucose had no effect on the accuracy of the handheld ketone sensor; the gradients of the fitted lines were -0.14 and -0.003, respectively. The 95% confidence intervals were -0.7-0.4 and -0.01-0.004, respectively (P = 0.59 and 0.4, respectively). In the acetoacetate study, a positive relationship between the sensor and reference method results was found, the gradient was 0.09. The 95% confidence interval was 0.05-0.14 (P < or = 0.001), indicating that high concentrations of acetoacetate interfere with the sensor performance. CONCLUSIONS:
Acidosis and hyperglycaemia have minimal effects on the sensor performance. However, high concentrations of acetoacetate result in some overestimation of betahydroxybutyrate. This bedside ketone sensor provides useful data over a broad range of conditions likely to be encountered during moderate to severe diabetic ketoacidosis.
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Authors | A S A Khan, J A Talbot, K L Tieszen, E A Gardener, J M Gibson, J P New |
Journal | Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association
(Diabet Med)
Vol. 21
Issue 7
Pg. 782-5
(Jul 2004)
ISSN: 0742-3071 [Print] England |
PMID | 15209774
(Publication Type: Evaluation Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Acetoacetates
- Blood Glucose
- Ketone Bodies
- acetoacetic acid
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Topics |
- Acetoacetates
(blood)
- Acidosis
(blood)
- Biosensing Techniques
(instrumentation)
- Blood Glucose
(analysis)
- Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring
(instrumentation)
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
(blood, diagnosis)
- Humans
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Hyperglycemia
(blood)
- Ketone Bodies
- Linear Models
- Point-of-Care Systems
- Self Care
(instrumentation)
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