Comparison of pleural fluid pH values obtained using blood gas machine, pH meter, and pH indicator strip

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1368-1372

  Cheng, Dong Sheng ^a   Rodriguez, R Michael ^a   Rogers, Jeffrey ^a   Wagster, Marvin ^a   Starnes, Daniel L ^a   Light, Richard W ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood gas machine; Empyema; PH; PH meter; Pleural fluid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031734755     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.5.1368     Document Type: Article

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