The effect of draw-up volume on the accuracy of electrolyte measurements from neonatal arterial lines

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 122-124

  Davies, M W ^a   Mehr, S ^a   Morley, Colin J ^a  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arterial cannula; Blood specimen collection; Infant; Newborn; Sodium concentration

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; ELECTROLYTE; GLUCOSE; HEPARIN; LACTIC ACID; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SYRINGE; UMBILICAL ARTERY CATHETER;

ADULT; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; ELECTROLYTES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; SODIUM; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 0034078799     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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