The results of blood gas analyses are used for many patient management decisions, often in a time-sensitive setting. Several pre-analytical factors can affect blood gas and oxygen saturation results.

Respiratory failure is a clinical syndrome resulting from severe respiratory dysfunction that impairs normal breathing in the resting state, leading to hypoxia or carbon dioxide retention and causing ...

The measurement and management of arterial blood gas (ABG) and pulse oximetry in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) have long been the subject of clinical interest but are often under-studied. Pulse ...

Whenever I order arterial blood gases (ABGs), the report includes hemoglobin levels. How do these levels correlate with the hemoglobin levels on a complete blood count (CBC)? Can management decisions ...