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Comparative Study
[Portable hemoglobinometer for bedside monitoring of capillary blood hemoglobin in patients with acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage].
Monitoring of hemoglobin is necessary in patients with gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Take blood sample and analysis at laboratory with automatum is the gold standard. A fast determination of hemoglobin at the bedside is possible with a portable haemoglobinometer Hemocue. ⋯ In acute period of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage, monitoring of hemoglobin by Hemocue with capillary blood at the bedside is a reliable method.