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2020 Nov 01


Clin Lab


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Evaluation of Automated Determination of Bilirubin and Oxyhemoglobin in Cerebrospinal Fluid Using the DrugLog© Instrument.

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Abstract

In a heterogenous group of patients with acute headache it is important to diagnose subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a potentially lethal but treatable condition, with short turnaround time and high precision. Spectrophotometry of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is an essential part in the investigation of patients with suspected SAH but the analysis is slow and operator dependent.