@article{ref1,
title="Accuracy of blood ethanol determination using serum osmolality",
journal="Journal of emergency medicine",
year="1992",
author="Snyder, H. and Williams, D. and Zink, B. and Reilly, K.",
volume="10",
number="2",
pages="129-133",
abstract="A retrospective review of 81 emergency department patients was performed to determine the accuracy of blood ethanol levels (BEL) calculated from serum osmolality. The osmolar gap (measured-calculated serum osmolality) was used to determine the calculated BEL. The mean difference between calculated and measured BEL was 49.2 mg/dL. Calculated BEL overestimated measured BEL in 83% of patients. Adding a correction factor for unmeasured osmoles to the equation for calculated serum osmolality will reduce this error.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0736-4679",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}