Effects of syringe type and storage temperature on results of blood gas analysis in arterial blood of horses

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 476-481

  Picandet, Valerie ^a   Jeanneret, Stephanie ^a,b   Lavoie, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Golden Ears Equine Service   (Canada)

Author keywords

Equine; PaCO2; PaO2; pH

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLASS; OXYGEN; PLASTIC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; FEMALE; HORSE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PH; PRESSURE; SYRINGE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; GLASS; HORSES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PLASTICS; SYRINGES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 34249299367     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2007)21[476:EOSTAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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