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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 31, 264-266, Copyright © 1985 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Facilitated determination of ionized calcium

P Urban, B Buchmann and D Scheidegger

Using a calcium-containing heparin preparation for anticoagulation, we determined [Ca2+], the mean concentration of ionized calcium, in whole blood of 120 healthy blood-donors to be 1.23 (SD 0.04) mmol/L. Similarly, for 50 intensive-care patients selected without conscious bias, the correlation between [Ca2+] in serum (mean 1.15, SD 0.10 mmol/L) and in whole-blood samples anticoagulated with the same heparin preparation (mean 1.15, SD 0.09 mmol/L) was very good (r = 0.95). Storing samples anaerobically on ice for as long as 2 h did not alter whole-blood [Ca2+]. On the other hand, various concentrations of calcium-free heparin preparations all induced a significant decrease in measured [Ca2+]. By using whole-blood samples, rather than plasma or serum, for [Ca2+] determination with a calcium-selective electrode, repetitive measurements can be made with simple handling procedures, facilitating rapid implementation of appropriate therapeutic measures for critically ill patients.


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