Do PaCO2 and peripheral venous PCO2 become comparable when the peripheral venous oxygen saturation i

• 作 者: Lauren McGarey Patrick Liddicoat Matthew Gaines Martyn Harvey Grant Cave
• 机 构: Intensive Care Unit, Tamworth Base Hospital, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia“,”Emergency Depart
• 出 处: 世界急诊医学杂志（英文）
• 发表日期: 2020年3期

Dear editor,rnPeripheral venous blood gas (VBG) analysis is increasingly used as an altative to arterial sampling in Emergency Departments throughout the world.[1] There are multiple advantages using peripheral venous samples for blood gas analysis - technical ease, reduced pain and fewer complications. The difference in sample site chosen for blood gas analysis between European and Australian centres has been notable for members of our author group, prompting discussion and review of the literature.