Anne-Maree Kelly, Sharon Klim, Stephen E Rees
BACKGROUND: Blood gas analysis is important for assessment of ventilatory function. Traditionally, arterial analysis has been used. A method for mathematically arterialising venous blood gas values has been developed. Our aim was to validate this method in patients undergoing non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in an emergency department (ED). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This post hoc substudy of a prospective cohort study included adult patients undergoing NIV for acute respiratory compromise...
October 2014: Emergency Medicine Journal: EMJ