An audit of hypoxaemia, hyperoxaemia, hypercapnia and acidosis in blood gas specimens

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 219-221

  O'Driscoll, B R ^a   Rudenski, A ^a   Turkington, P M ^a   Howard, L S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GAS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPEROXEMIA; HYPOXEMIA; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACIDOSIS; ANOXIA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPEROXIA; OXYGEN; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84855385139     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00042711     Document Type: Letter

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