Sphere Medical, innovator in critical care monitoring and diagnostics equipment, has added new functionality to its Proxima patient dedicated arterial blood gas analyser to allow direct connectivity ...

Anaemia is a frequent complication of critical care, with up to 90% of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) patients being anaemic by their third day in the ICU1. Anaemia is associated with poor patient outcomes ...

Patient-dedicated system supports rapid and frequent bedside blood gas measurements at critical times The new Proxima in-line patient-dedicated blood gas analyser incorporates Proxima Sensor (in ...

This is the first of a two-part unit on arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis, and focuses on background information and basic interpretation of ABGs where no evident compensation is taking place. It ...

You may need a blood gas (ABG) test to measure the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. It may also be used to determine the pH of the blood, or how acidic it is. A blood gas test ...

ABSTRACT Coggon, J.M. (2008) Arterial blood gas analysis 2: compensatory mechanisms. Nursing Times; 104: 19, 24–25. This is the second of a two-part unit discussing arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis.

Blood oxygen levels refer to the amount of oxygen circulating in the blood. Normal blood oxygen levels fall between 75 and 100 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) on arterial blood gas (ABG) test results.

Sixteen new blood gas analysers are being used by the Blood Sciences Department across University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) to measure the lung function of patients who ...

A blood gas test measures oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood. The test can also show blood pH levels and lung function. It is also called an arterial blood gas test or a blood gas analysis.