Arterialised Capillary Blood Gases in Accident and Emergency Department Patients - a Reliable Alternative to Arterial Sampling?

OBJECTIVES: Many patients with respiratory complaints who present to the Accident & Emergency (A & E) department have an arterial blood gas analysis performed at some point. It is our belief that there is no difference between arterial and capillary blood gas values in patients presenting to...

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Main Authors: Faheem Shakur, Suzanne Mason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: McGill University 2020-12-01
Series:McGill Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/788