SO2 Alternative Assessment

Donna,
I've had very similar circular conversations regarding this with other system vendors.

Question:  Does the Radiometer Cal/Ver have a sO2 reference range in the value assignment sheet for it?  If it doesn't, ask them why not.  

Yes, It does, but we would also need to run it on the iSTAT and not sure if we can use Radiometer material for that...we may end up using our 6 month correlation patient data.

SO2- CAP & API do not offer SO2 as a proficiency test. On the ABL90 the SO2 (oxygen saturation analyte) is measured therefore Alternative Performance Testing is needed to satisfy the proficiency requirement.
We fill out the APA Test List form (from the CAP website) twice a year using a known sample.
Using the ABL90 QC material you can be use (levels 2 & 3 only) but must be ran under [Ampule- QC] mode in the ABL90 in order to get an SO2 result. 

We usually have an employee run the "known sample" during their semiannual direct observations, and then they sign the APA Test list form.

Thanks, Kelsey!  Do you have iSTAT as well?  We will need to address that too and were hoping to use the same material for both.

s02 is calculated on the istat, so you do not have to report survey results for s02