Evidence-Based Medicine Hematology/Oncology
Should We Consider Mathematical Arterialization of VBGs in ED Patients?
A few months back, I wrote about the lack of accuracy in using peripheral venous blood gas to estimate the CO2 of an arterial sample, particularly when the levels are very high1. My continued review of the subject supports the unreliability of such interpretation of peripheral venous values alone. Dr. Rees, a researcher who Read more…