Arterial blood gas analysis (ABG) is most often performed to evaluate respiratory diseases and other conditions that affect the lungs as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of oxygen therapy. An ABG ...

Sphere Medical, innovator in critical care monitoring and diagnostics equipment, has added new functionality to its Proxima patient dedicated arterial blood gas analyser to allow direct connectivity ...

Whenever I order arterial blood gases (ABGs), the report includes hemoglobin levels. How do these levels correlate with the hemoglobin levels on a complete blood count (CBC)? Can management decisions ...

Patient-dedicated system supports rapid and frequent bedside blood gas measurements at critical times The new Proxima in-line patient-dedicated blood gas analyser incorporates Proxima Sensor (in ...

Acid Plus—the ABG Calculator is a clinical tool that allows medical professionals to quickly determine if a patient’s arterial blood gas levels are normal. The app lets the user input the pH, pCO2, ...

To define "steady-state" chronic hypercapnia in man, we studied 20 patients with stable carbon dioxide tensions from 34 to 103 mm of mercury and with no apparent complicating disorders. The whole-body ...

The results of blood gas analyses are used for many patient management decisions, often in a time-sensitive setting. Several pre-analytical factors can affect blood gas and oxygen saturation results.