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Title
Prospective correlation of arterial vs venous blood gas measurements in trauma patients.
Authors
Rudkin, Scott E; Kahn, Christopher A; Oman, Jennifer A; Dolich, Matthew O; Lotfipour, Shahram; Lush, Stephanie; Gain, Marla; Firme, Charmaine; Anderson, Craig L; Langdorf, Mark I
Abstract
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.
Publication
The American journal of emergency medicine, 2012, Vol 30, Issue 8, p1371