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Transcutaneous (tcCO₂) measurement versus arterial blood gas CO₂ measurement in critically ill adult patients

Authors: C Weaver, J Mecklenburgh, A Saayman, G Findlay

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2004

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PaCO₂ reflects the adequacy of alveolar ventilation in the intensive care unit patient. Arterial blood-gas sampling is considered the 'gold standard'. There is, however, a significant morbidity associated with arterial line placement. …

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Title: Transcutaneous (tcCO2) measurement versus arterial blood gas CO2 measurement in critically ill adult patients
Authors: C Weaver
J Mecklenburgh
A Saayman
G Findlay
Publication date: 01-02-2004
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2522

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