Using venous blood gas analysis in the assessment of COPD exacerbations: a prospective cohort study

INTRODUCTION: Identifying acute hypercapnic respiratory failure is crucial in the initial management of acute exacerbations of COPD. Guidelines recommend obtaining arterial blood samples but these are more difficult to obtain than venous. We assessed whether blood gas values derived from venous bloo...

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Autores principales: McKeever, Tricia M, Hearson, Glenn, Housley, Gemma, Reynolds, Catherine, Kinnear, William, Harrison, Tim W, Kelly, Anne-Maree, Shaw, Dominick E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26628461
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207573

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26628461
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207573

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