An experimental protocol is described to evaluate rapidly the performance of biochemical analysers. A trial in which this protocol was applied to 15 multichannel continuous-flow analysers is described and the results are discussed. Some consideration is given to the effects of applying a commonly-used drift correction procedure to the raw data, and values of within-batch standard deviation are proposed which may be useful in assessing performance.
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