Correcting arterial blood gases for temperature: (when) is it clinically significant?

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 232-238

  Bisson, Jamie ^a   Younker, Jackie ^b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid base balance; Alpha stat method; Arterial blood gas analysis; PH stat method; Temperature correction

Indexed keywords

ACID BASE BALANCE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; AUSTRALIA; BENCHMARKING; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CRITICAL CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEVER; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPOTHERMIA; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33750603793     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2006.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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