Critical Carecritical careElectrolyte Monitoring
Mind the Gap: Why Point-of-Care and Central Lab Electrolytes Are Not Interchangeable in the ICU
By MedXY|Mar 29, 2026
A prospective study highlights significant discrepancies between point-of-care and central laboratory sodium and potassium measurements in the ICU, revealing a 10.48 mmol/L limit of agreement for sodium and a widespread lack of physician aw