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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Main Authors: Orlei R. Araujo, Ana Regina Diegues, Dafne C. Borguignon da Silva, Andréa de Cássia S. Albertoni, Maria Eduarda R. Louzada, Eloíza A. F. Cabral, Ronaldo Arkader, Marta R. Afonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira 2007-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-507X2007000300009