OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to assess if venous blood gas (VBG) results (pH and base excess [BE]) are numerically similar to arterial blood gas (ABG) in acutely ill trauma patients. METHODS We prospectively correlated paired ABG and VBG results (pH and BE) in adult trauma patients when ABG was clinically indicated. A priori consensus threshold of clinical equivalence was set at ±...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to examine the relationship between the air-bone gap (ABG) and the size of the superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) as measured on a computed tomography (CT) scan. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study design was a case series with chart review. Twenty-three patients (28 ears) from a tertiary referral centre were diagnosed with SSCD. The size of the dehiscence...

AIMS Admission hyperglycemia is associated with increased mortality and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients with or without diabetes mellitus after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, effects of glycemic variability (GV) on outcomes of non-diabetes patients with AMI still remains unclear. The aim of this study is to compare the prognostic value of in-hospital GV with admissi...

Garlic (Allium sativum) has been used as a medicinal food since ancient times. However, some people are reluctant to ingest raw garlic due to its unpleasant odor and taste. Therefore, many types of garlic preparations have been developed to reduce these attributes without losing biological functions. Aged black garlic (ABG) is a garlic preparation with a sweet and sour taste and no strong odor....

Ji, Hong-Long, Catherine M. Fuller, and Dale J. Benos. Osmotic pressure regulates abg-rENaC expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Am. J. Physiol. 275 (Cell Physiol. 44): C1182–C1190, 1998.—The hypothesis that amiloride-sensitive Na1 channels (ENaC) are involved in cell volume regulation was tested. Anisosmotic ND-20 media (ranging from 70 to 450 mosM) were used to superfuse Xenopus oocytes expressing a...

Femoral stem centralizers were originally designed for double tapered, straight stems. In a slightly modified configuration, the PMMA centralizer is plugged in a hole in the tip of the ABG II femoral prosthesis. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the centralizer on the position of the anatomical ABG II stem. Thirty-nine cemented ABG II stems with a centralizer were compare...

This is the first of a two-part unit on arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis, and focuses on background information and basic interpretation of ABGs where no evident compensation is taking place. It discusses the various components on an ABG report, the normal ranges and the significance of abnormal readings. A detailed step-by-step guide to ABG interpretation is available in the Portfolio Pages f...

Arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling is a painful procedure with no perfect technique for quelling the discomfort. An ideal local anesthesia should be rapid, easy to learn, inexpensive, and noninvasive. This study was aimed to compare pain levels from ABG sampling performed with vapocoolant spray in comparison to placebo. We hypothesized that pretreatment with the vapocoolant would reduce the pain...