In neonatology, blood gas analysis is a useful tool in the evaluation of the health of newborns and plays a key role in early detection of critically ill subjects. Because blood gas analysis parameters have not previously been studied in any depth in donkey foals, this study was performed on 16 healthy Martina Franca donkey foals born after an uncomplicated delivery. Arterial and venous blood s...

background: patients undergone mechanical ventilation need rapid and reliable evaluation of their respiratory status. monitoring of end-tidal carbon dioxide (etco2) as a surrogate, noninvasive measurement of arterial carbon dioxide (paco2) is one of the methods used for this purpose in intubated patients. objectives: the aim of the present trial was to study the relationship between end-tidal c...

conclusions in samples stored in plastic syringes, overestimation of pao2 levels should be noted if samples cooled before analysis. in samples stored in plastic syringes, it is not necessary to store samples in iced water when analysis delayed up to one hour. results pao2 of the samples stored at 0°c was increased significantly after 60 minutes (p = 0.007). the paco2 of the samples kept for 30 ...

background : identifying the sources of variation in qtc measurements is important for preventing arrhythmias during and after hemodialysis. the present study was designed to determine the correlation between the type of hemodialysis buffer and the changes in qtc interval in patients on chronic hemodialysis.   methods: fifty-nine patients on chronic hemodialysis who referred in winter 2007 to h...

introduction: following thoracic and abdominal surgery, all patients experience a decrease in pulmonary volumes and atelectasis. different methods are suggested for improvement of pulmonary volumes and blood gas parameters in these patients. in this study the effects of spirometry on pulmonary volumes and blood gases parameters (abg) in coronary artery bypass patients, were examined.  materials...

PURPOSE To compare umbilical arterial gas parameters in the second twin of twin pregnancies according to the mode of delivery. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of twin deliveries after 34 weeks of gestation for 3 years. Excluding the cases which underwent emergency cesarean delivery during trial of labor, a total of 79 twin gestations had umbilical arterial blood gas va...

OBJECTIVE To determine the correlation between blood gas parameters and central venous pressure (CVP) in patients suffering from septic shock. METHODS Forty adult patients with diagnosis of septic shock who were admitted to the emergency department (ED) of Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital affiliated with Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, and met inclusion and exclusion criteria were e...