Are arterial blood gases necessary in the evaluation of acutely dyspneic patients?

Arterial blood gases (ABG) are obtained commonly in dyspneic persons presenting to emergency departments. The study by Burri and colleagues found that the information contained in ABG fails to distinguish between pulmonary and other causes of dyspnea. On the other hand, arterial pH was highly predic...

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Autores principales: Junker, Christopher, Gutierrez, Guillermo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3387586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21892979
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10279
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description Arterial blood gases (ABG) are obtained commonly in dyspneic persons presenting to emergency departments. The study by Burri and colleagues found that the information contained in ABG fails to distinguish between pulmonary and other causes of dyspnea. On the other hand, arterial pH was highly predictive of ICU admission and outcome. Until large clinical studies show equivalence between peripheral venous and ABG, we will continue to advocate the use of ABG in the evaluation of acute dyspnea.
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spelling pubmed-33875862012-08-02 Are arterial blood gases necessary in the evaluation of acutely dyspneic patients? Junker, Christopher Gutierrez, Guillermo Crit Care Commentary Arterial blood gases (ABG) are obtained commonly in dyspneic persons presenting to emergency departments. The study by Burri and colleagues found that the information contained in ABG fails to distinguish between pulmonary and other causes of dyspnea. On the other hand, arterial pH was highly predictive of ICU admission and outcome. Until large clinical studies show equivalence between peripheral venous and ABG, we will continue to advocate the use of ABG in the evaluation of acute dyspnea. BioMed Central 2011 2011-08-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3387586/ /pubmed/21892979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10279 Text en Copyright ©2011 BioMed Central Ltd
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Are arterial blood gases necessary in the evaluation of acutely dyspneic patients?
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title_fullStr Are arterial blood gases necessary in the evaluation of acutely dyspneic patients?
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