Can anyone recommend or share what you are using to collect a capillary blood gas.  Our Respiratory Department currently uses a capillary collection device with balanced heparin made by Irma but they are going to discontinue this product.   

My hospital has had the Accuchek Inform II for a long time now. I came into the POCC position a couple of years ago. I'm reviewing our current standard for this POC testing. On our standard, it states "normal" ranges for age groups, but the manufacture has not established any ranges so I'm wondering where these ranges came from. I understand that it is a CLIA-waived test, but how does one go about establishing a "normal" reference range for the meter.

For hospitals who use Accuche...