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Articles by Elizabeth H. McDonnell
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July 2012
Effect of small air bubbles on changes in blood pO2 and blood gas parameters: calculated vs. measured effects
When collecting blood for blood gas analysis, it is important to remove air bubbles from syringes to avoid erroneous results, especially for pO2, with a number of factors affecting the potential magnitude of the interference to pO2 by air bubbles.
In this study, we calculate the expected theoretical changes in pO2...
Blood gases/acid-base
Preanalytical phase