Relationship Between Potassium Level in Venous Blood Samples Drawn and Heel Sticks In Infants and Newborns

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

31

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2014

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2014

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2014

Conditions
Hyperkalemia
Interventions
OTHER

Blood sample drawn from a vein

0.5 ml will be drawn from a vein when an IV is started for the surgery or from an IV already in place. The blood will be placed into a heparinized, 1 ml syringe for venous blood gas analysis.

OTHER

Blood sample drawn from a heel stick

A second blood sample, 0.3 ml will be drawn into a capillary pipette from a heel stick for capillary blood gas analysis.

Trial Locations (1)

77030

Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Memorial Hermann Hospital

OTHER

lead

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

OTHER

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