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Understanding blood gas analysis

Authors: Luciano Gattinoni, Antonio Pesenti, Michael Matthay

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 1/2018

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Blood gas analysis is probably the most common diagnostic tool used in intensive care. In fact, a proper understanding and use of arterial and pulmonary/central venous blood gas and electrolytes analysis makes it possible to correctly interpret most of the respiratory, circulatory and metabolic derangements which may occur in critically ill patients. …

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Title: Understanding blood gas analysis
Authors: Luciano Gattinoni
Antonio Pesenti
Michael Matthay
Publication date: 01-01-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4824-y

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