Preanalytical considerations in blood gas analysis

Biochemia Medica

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-27

  Baird, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood gas analysis; Laboratory error; pCO2; pH; pO2; Preanalytical error

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEPARIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84873565410     PISSN: 13300962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11613/BM.2013.005     Document Type: Review

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