Errors in measuring blood gases in the intensive care unit: Effect of delay in estimation

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-37

  Woolley, Andrew ^a,b   Hickling, Keith ^a  

^a DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PULSE OXIMETER; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0037344245     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcrc.2003.YJCRC7     Document Type: Article

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