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Said: : "Thanks, Danyel for that additional information. Very interesting. Luckily my perfusionists have never mentioned it. Thanks to you also, Pet. I had briefly looked into the CGMs for use in OR at one point but I don't remember noting that t...

Said: : "Yes, the Terumo blood gas monitor. I thought it sounded familiar so I reached out to the ECMO coordinator. They use it post oxygenator - it's truly only a monitoring device. They calibrate it to a blood gas analyzer 2 or 3 times a day and...

Said: : "Hi Pet, I believe she is referring to the instrument by Terumo, not a continuous glucose monitor. http://www.terumo-cvs.com/doc/888181_CDI-System-550-Brochure_JUNE2018_LowRes.pdf I came across this once before by accident but have n...

Said: : "If any of the test pads change to a color in the columns under either Abnormal (Low) or Abnormal (High) that could be an indicator of adulteration."

Said: : "None of the CGMs in the market are FDA approved for in- patient. Vendors are marketing them to pre- discharge patient so they can monitor their glucose levels while at home. I would say, none is approved for cardiopulmonary bypass. Th...