AARC clinical practice guideline: Blood gas analysis and hemoximetry: 2013

Respiratory Care

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1694-1703

  Davis, Michael D ^a   Walsh, Brian K ^b   Sittig, Steve E ^c   Restrepo, Ruben D ^d  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood gas analysis; Blood gases; Guidelines; Hemoximetry

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PH; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMOXIMETRY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL;

BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD GASES; GUIDELINES; HEMOXIMETRY;

BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84884638880     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02786     Document Type: Article

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