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Articles by Anne Crawford
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Article
July 2006
An audit of the patient’s experience of arterial blood gas testing
Reprinted with permission from
British Journal of Nursing, 2004, Vol 13, No
9.
Arterial puncture is the most common method used to
obtain a sample for the measurement of arterial blood gases (ABGs)
and is essential to guide the prescription of long-term oxygen
therapy (LTOT) in patients with chronic hypoxic lung...
Preanalytical phase
Blood gases/acid-base