Effects of air bubbles and tube transportation on blood oxygen tension in arterial blood gas analysis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 246-249

  Lu, Jin Ying ^a   Kao, Jau Tsuen ^a   Chien, Tzu I ^a   Lee, Tai Fen ^a   Tsai, Keh Sung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air; Blood gas analysis; Blood specimen collection; Oxygen; Transportation

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; HEPARIN LEO; POLYPROPYLENE;

AIR; ANALYZER; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYRINGE; TUBE;

AIR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; HUMANS; OXYGEN;

EID: 0042413652     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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