Agreement between an arterial blood gas analyser and a venous blood analyser in the measurement of potassium in patients in cardiac arrest

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 269-271

  Johnston, H L M ^a   Murphy, Ross ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VENOUS BLOOD;

ARTERIES; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; POTASSIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VEINS;

EID: 17144385877     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.013599     Document Type: Article

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