Agreement and correlation of pH, bicarbonate, base excess and lactate measurements in venous and arterial blood of premature and term infants Concordância e correlação das medidas de pH, bicarbonato, excesso de base e lactato no sangue venoso e arterial de recém-nascidos de termo e prematuros
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Determine the extent of agreement and correlation between arterial samples and venous (obtained from a venous umbilical catheter), with respect to measurements of pH, bicarbonate, base excess and lactate, in critically ill term and premature newborns. METHODS: Arterial blo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira
2007-09-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-507X2007000300009 |