Evaluation of adjusted central venous blood gases versus arterial blood gases of patients in post-operative paediatric cardiac surgical intensive care unit

Correlation of simultaneously obtained capillary, venous, and arterial blood gases of patients in a paediatric intensive care unit.

AIMS To investigate the correlation of pH, partial pressure of oxygen (PO2), partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2), base excess (BE), and bicarbonate (HCO3) between arterial (ABG), venous (VBG), and capillary (CBG) blood gases. METHODS Patients admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in Cukurova University between August 2000 and February 2002 were enrolled. RESULTS A tota...

Electrodermal Activity during Blood Pooling for Arterial Blood Gases Analysis in Sedated Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients

Electrodermal activity (EDA) is considered a measure of autonomous nervous system activity. This study performed an exploratory analysis of the EDA changes during blood pooling for arterial blood gas analysis in sedated adult critical care patients and correlated the variations to other monitored parameters. EDA, along with other parameters, were monitored during 4 h routine daytime intensive c...

Can Venous Blood Gases Replace Arterial Blood Gases in Diabetic Ketoacidosis/Renal Failure Induced Metabolic Acidosis?

The study aims to identify the correlation between arterial and venous blood gas variables, in patients with metabolic acidosis secondary to renal failure and/or diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA). Paired arterial and venous blood samples of 100 patients, with metabolic acidosis resultant to renal failure and/or diabetic ketoacidosis during 2009-2011, were analyzed and the correlation between the varia...

Agreement between central venous and arterial blood gas measurements in the intensive care unit.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Venous blood gas (VBG) analysis is a safer procedure than arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis and may be an alternative for determining acid-base status. The objective of this study was to examine the agreement between ABG and central VBG samples for all commonly used parameters in a medical intensive care unit (ICU) population. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASURE...

Making sense of arterial blood gases.