Arterial puncture for blood gas analysis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 5, 2011, Pages e7(1)-

  Dev, Shelly P ^a   Hillmer, Melinda D ^a   Ferri, Mauricio ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; LIDOCAINE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ALKALOSIS; ANEURYSM; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERY PUNCTURE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIRCULATION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; GAS EXCHANGE; ISCHEMIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL STUDENT; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; SHORT SURVEY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; BLOOD; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PUNCTURE;

BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HUMANS; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PUNCTURES; RADIAL ARTERY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 79952219178     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMvcm0803851     Document Type: Article

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